President Trump had Russia and NBC on his mind Saturday. "When will Sleepy Eyes Chuck Todd and @NBCNews start talking about the Obama SURVEILLANCE SCANDAL and stop with the Fake Trump/Russia story," he tweeted. In a follow-up tweet, he slammed the 'Fake News Media for "pushing the phony Russia story." The tweets followed Todd's Friday interview with former Obama press secretary Josh Earnest about Russia developments. Todd also appeared on NBC Nightly News Friday, where he said Trump is refusing to accept the fact there will be an investigation of alleged Russian interference in the election, Politico reports. In other developments:
- On NBC, Todd described the White House's escalating problems as "self-inflicted." "The source of all of the current problems for this West Wing right now, for this presidency right now, all stems from that tweet where the president accused President Obama of wiretapping him," he said.