(CNN) There was President Donald Trump, on Monday, recounting the cold reception he received from Democrats during his State of the Union address a week earlier. JUST WATCHED Donald Trump directly addresses Russia Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Donald Trump directly addresses Russia 01:01"Russia, if you're listening, I hope you're able to find the 30,000 e-mails that are missing," he blared. "Of course I'm being sarcastic," Trump told Fox News in an interview that aired the day after his Florida press conference. Perhaps Trump's most enduring round of quasi-comical storytelling came at a campaign rally in Iowa on January 23, 2016. But the truth at the heart of the "joke" -- that his supporters' loyalty was impervious to Trump's own behavior, no matter how unseemly -- made it memorable, a cornerstone of the conventional wisdom about his presidency.

Source: CNN February 06, 2018 22:18 UTC