A day after the Republican Party lost control of the US Congress, US President Donald Trump appeared ready for a political fiasco at a White House news conference, where Republicans named him claimed responsibility for losing seats and attacked reporters questioning the credibility of some of his statements.
At the 90-minute press conference, Trump spoke rudely after journalists asked him whether his propaganda speech on Central American immigrants caused division and the latest developments in a federal inquiry into Russian intervention in the 2016 presidential election and whether there was any coordination between Moscow And the Trump campaign at the time.
Trump's response was aggressive.
"CNN should feel ashamed of itself and use it to work with it," said Jim Acosta, a CNN correspondent who pulled a microphone out of his hand.
"You are a rude and terrible person," Trump said, referring to Acosta.
Trump also responded to the BBC News columnist Yamek Allendor, who asked him about White Nationalists' daring because Trump described himself as "nationalist," saying it was an insult to him.
"This is a racist question," said Trump, who campaigned during the campaign for media coverage of unfair press coverage.
Trump also expressed his frustration at the retirement of 43 Republican members of the House of Representatives rather than seeking re-election, saying it had hurt the Republican Party.
In a rare move, Trump ridiculed Republican candidates by name, saying they were keen to distance themselves from them, fearing that his divisive messages on immigration would affect their votes, adding that they had lost anyway.
He cited Peter Roskam of Illinois, Eric Paulson of Minnesota and John Fausu of New York and New Jersey senator Bob Hogan.
