Trump Reportedly Remains Self-Assured Despite Controversies: 'He's Like The Incredible Hulk'
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Axios on Thursday characterized President Trump as “the Incredible Hulk, after the media and Mueller made him mad,” and reported that White House officials expect his “outrageous” behavior to intensify over the foreseeable future.

President Trump has over the past days seemed to be the conductor of a runaway train, retweeting anti-Muslim videos, reportedly telling people the voice on the 'Access Hollywood' video isn't his, and calling for a boycott of CNN. 
Axios on Thursday characterized the U.S. leader as "the Incredible Hulk, after the media and Mueller made him mad," and reported that White House officials expect his behavior to intensify over the foreseeable future. 
The news site also points out that Trump's actions don't seem to significantly impact his standing with members of his party. 
The Washington Post suggests that the president's recent activity may not be causing disturbances among core supporters, either. 
"Trump's advisers and friends said he feels emboldened, even invincible, to communicate as he chooses — especially on cultural issues, believing that his stances work for him politically by galvanizing his base," the Post notes.
Republican campaign consultant Alex Castellanos told the publication, "A strong daddy bear is what a lot of voters want. Right or wrong, at least he's fighting for us."
Other nations have been less accepting of the U.S. president's recent social media activity. 
Both U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May and the Netherlands Embassy in the United States issued public rebukes in regard to the president's retweeting of a video he erroneously claimed showed a man being attacked by a migrant Muslim. 
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