Donald Trump tells Piers Morgan: 'I wouldn't say I'm a feminist'

'I think that would be, maybe, going too far'

Donald Trump told Piers Morgan he "wouldn't call himself" a feminist, the ITV host said.

Morgan interviewed the US President at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this week and tweeted out quotes ahead of the full interview being aired on Sunday night.

Writing on Twitter, Morgan said: "President Trump has declared he is NOT a feminist."

He added: "He tells me: 'No, I wouldn't say I'm a feminist. I mean, I think that would be, maybe, going too far. I'm for women, I'm for men, I'm for everyone'."

Mr Morgan's tweet sparked a deluge of reaction on the social media platform and the hashtag #TrumpMorgan started trending.

Many social media users used sarcasm to suggest Mr Trump's comment came as no surprise.

One woman tweeted: "We know".

Taniel also tweeted: "Incisive journalism: asking a man who has said that changing diapers is 'up to the women' and who advised husbands to not 'act like the wife' if he's a feminist."

"I'm sorry. I might not recover from the shock," wrote Jared Yates Sexton, adding: "Distribute my possessions fairly. Remember me fondly."

Morgan also joked about the reaction to his own tweet.

"Massive global outrage and mockery over President Trump telling me he's not a feminist. Just imagine how much worse it would have been if he'd say he WAS...," he said.

Mr Trump's comments come amid an international discussion about sexual harassment and attitudes towards women.

In the UK, a Financial Times undercover investigation into the men-only President's Club charity dinner revealing sexual harassment against young hostesses has sent shockwaves through the business and political world.

In the interview with Morgan, the US President also expressed doubts over the existence of climate change, as it is understood by the vast majority of scientists.

He also repeated previous statements that he could "go back" into the Paris Agreement, but said he would only make such a decision if he could get "a good deal" for the US.

The full interview, President Trump — The Piers Morgan Interview is set to air on ITV at 10pm on Sunday.