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Donald Trump has been widely-criticised for a series of vicious tweets attacking Democratic congressman Elijah Cummings and the city of Baltimore.
In a series of tweets on Saturday, Mr Trump also lashed out again at Robert Mueller and Democrats calling for his impeachment, and announced that he is considering declaring the antifascist movement Antifa a terrorist organisation.
In statements given in the Oval Office, the US president suggested the attention given to his ties to Russia and possible obstruction of justice could apply to other presidents.
A trial court had previously said the money could not be switched from the Pentagon towards construction of a wall on the US-Mexico border. But on Friday the nation’s highest court permitted constriction to continue while litigation over the issue played out.
Donald Trump is back on Twitter – this time he’s announced that Antifa, the left wing antifascist movement, could be declared a “major Organization of Terror”.
It’s unclear what exactly Mr Trump means by “consideration” but he sounds supportive of the idea, saying it would “make it easier for police to do their job.”
Earlier this month, Ted Cruz introduced a resolution to the Senate with fellow senator Bill Cassidy condemning the group and calling for their designation as a domestic terrorist organisation.
Mr Trump has also been venting his anger at the Democrats once again over Robert Mueller’s congressional testimony this week.
He’s claiming Robert Mueller put on “the greatest display of ineptitude and incompetence that the Halls of Congress have ever seen” and he's accusing the Democrats of being “sick and disgusting”.
There’s still no word yet on the backlash against his attacks on Elijah Cummings though…
The president has finally broken his silence on those tweets slamming Elijah Cummings and he’s doubling down on the attack, despite the backlash against his comments.
After calling Mr Cummings a “brutal bully” and his Baltimore district “rat-infested”, Mr Trump has shared a video which allegedly shows the front of a West Baltimore house covered in rubbish.
Alongside the video, he repeated his criticism of Mr Cummings - accusing him of doing “nothing” for the district.
While the president is refusing to apologise for his comments, the mayor of Baltimore and other elected officials have held a press conference this afternoon to denounce his attack and defend their city.
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