Trump's latest tweetstorm says “short and fat” Kim Jong Un may be his friend someday

President Donald Trump has mostly stayed on message during his nearly two-week trip to Asia, focusing on trade and the North Korean nuclear threat.

But this weekend, from Hanoi, Vietnam, Trump took to his favorite platform — Twitter — to return to some familiar, petulant themes: defending Russia and insulting North Korea’s leader.

First, at around 7:18 am on Sunday local time in Hanoi, Trump called out the “haters and fools,” and again defended America’s need to have “a good relationship with Russia.”

When will all the haters and fools out there realize that having a good relationship with Russia is a good thing, not a bad thing? There always playing politics - bad for our country. I want to solve North Korea, Syria, Ukraine, terrorism, and Russia can greatly help!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 12, 2017
This came less than 24 hours after Trump asserted that he “believed” Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claim that Moscow didn’t interfere in the election, even though US intelligence agencies say Putin was behind it all.

Later on Sunday, Trump attacked former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President Barack Obama for failing to establish good relations with Russia when they were in power.

Finally, at 7:48 am Hanoi time, Trump lobbed a sarcastic put down at North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, calling him “short and fat.”

Why would Kim Jong-un insult me by calling me "old," when I would NEVER call him "short and fat?" Oh well, I try so hard to be his friend - and maybe someday that will happen!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 12, 2017

The tweets threaten to derail attention away from the administration’s main messaging during the trip. And if you missed any of it because you were honoring Veterans Day, no worries. We’ve got you covered.

Culled from VOX