President Trump speaks during cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington
President Trump speaks during cabinet meeting at the White House in WashingtonReuters

President Trump tried to downplay the backlash to his roundly criticized meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week by tweeting, "Some people HATE the fact that I got along well with President Putin of Russia. They would rather go to war than see this. It's called Trump Derangement Syndrome".

Even some critics of the president might agree.