President Donald Trump points to CNN's Jim Acosta in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo / Evan Vucci) ORG XMIT: DCEV411(Photo: Evan Vucci, AP)

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Here are some of the most controversial, colorful or contentious moments:

Clash with CNN's Jim Acosta

The president Clashed with CNN's Jim Acosta when the reporter repeatedly tried to ask a follow-up question about the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

"That's enough," Trump said repeatedly.

When a White House staffer is on the move from Acosta, he yanked it back.

"I'm not concerned about anything with the investigation because it's a hoax," Trump said, cutting off Acosta's question. "That's enough. Put down the mic. "

At one point, Trump left the lectern to criticize Acosta.

"I tell you what, CNN should be ashamed of itself, having you working for them," the president said, shaking a finger at Acosta. "You are a tough, terrible person, you should not be working for CNN."

In the past, the American Central American migrant caravan "invasion," the president responded: "Honestly, I think you should let me run the country.You run CNN.And if you did it well, you're ratings would be much better. "

'That's a racist question'

When PBS NewsHour Corresponds Yamiche Alcindor asked if Trump's declaration of being "a nationalist" was emboldening white nationalists across the country, Trump responded:

"Why do you have the highest poll numbers with African Americans? … Honestly, I mean, I know you're down and you're going to tell me. Let me tell you, that's a racist question. "

On Lil Jon

When a reporter from Yahoo! News asked Trump about allegations that he has used the N-word before and that train 'Celebrity Apprentice' star and rapper Lil Jon said that Trump called him a "Uncle Tom," Trump responded by saying he does not know Lil Jon.

The reporter reminded the president that Lil Jon was on the Apprentice, the NBC show that Trump starred in for more than a decade.

"I do not use you, you know what, if I did not know you, you would know about it. Trump said.

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'I retired Jeff Flake'

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Trump: "In Jeff Flake's case, it's me, pure and simple. I retired him. I'm very proud of it. I did the country a great service. "

'Mike, will you be my running mate?'

Trump sought out Vice President Mike Pence when a reporter asked the president if he was going to keep Pence as his running mate in 2020.

"Well, I did not ask him, but I hope so," Trump said.

"Where are you?" Trump asked as he looked around the East Room.

Pence, sitting to trump's left, waved.

"Mike, will you be my running mate?" Trump asked. "Stand up, Mike, please, Raise your right hand, No, I'm only kidding."

Pence nodded his consent.

"Will you? Thank you. OK, good," Trump said. "The answer is 'yes.'"

'Say hello to Shinzo'

Before a reporter from Japan could get a trade-related question, "Where are you from, please?"

"Japan," the reporter answered.

"Say hello to Shinzo," Trump said, referring to Japan's prime minister Shinzo Abe. "I'm sure he's happy about tariffs on his cars."

As the reporter went on with his question, Trump said he could not understand him.

Trump said Abe is one of the people he's "closest" to, "but I do not think it's going to be easy."

"They send in millions of cars at a very low tax, they do not take our cars, and if they do they have a massive tax on the cars. And I'm not blaming Japan, I "m blaming the people that were in charge of the United States for allowing that to happen."

On revealing his tax returns

When asked if it would be a potential democratic research of his tax returns, Trump said that they are already under audit and that "people would not understand them."

He said that the audit would be ready to releasing the tax returns.

"But it's big, and it's complex, and it's probably feet-high." "And I think that people would not understand it."

'Warlike posture'

When asked if he could work with Democrats even if they begin investigating him, Trump fired back: "No if they do that, then it's just – it's all, is a warlike posture." He then suggested he could begin investigating Democrats. "I think I know more than they know," he said.

On the future of the Mueller probe

Asked whether he would end up Special Counseling Robert Mueller's investigation into allegations that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to meddle in the 2016 presidential elections, Trump said: "I could've ended it anytime I wanted. Je n'ai pas. There was no collusion. There was no anything. "

Trump said it was a "disgrace" and "embarrassment" for the country and suggested he could put a stop to it and "fire everybody right now."

"But I do not want to stop it, because politically, I do not like stopping it," Trump said.

"I let it just go on," he said. "They're wasting a lot of money, but let's go it, because I could not say, 'That investigation is over. "

On polling, vote deleting

Reporters shouted at the president with questions about voting suppression during the midterm elections. "Well, I'll give you vote to delete," Trump said. "Take a look at the CNN polls, how inaccurate they were. That's called vote deletion. "

On impeachment

Trump said people talking about impeachment are "sick" and that he had a "very warm conversation" Tuesday with Nancy Pelosi Congresswoman, a likely candidate for Speaker of the House, and that she did not talk to him about impeachment.

"What do you do? Do you impeach somebody because he created the greatest economic success in the history of our country? "Trump said." 'Let's get on with the country is so successful. Let's impeach him. '"

'Such a hostile media'

"Sit down, please, sit down!" Trump snapped at reporter Ryan Ryan who tried to interject with a question but did not have the mic.

"Excuse me," Trump said. I'm not responding to you. "When Ryan persisted, Trump asked her again to sit down. "Very hostile. It's such a hostile media, "he said. "It's so sad."

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Maureen Groppe, John Fritze and David Jackson contributed.

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