When Donald Trump found out that a special counsel had been appointed to investigate Russia's involvement in the 2016 election, the President went off. Trump lobbed a volley of insults at Mr. Sessions, telling the attorney general it was his fault they were in the current situation. Mr. Trump told Mr. Sessions that choosing him to be attorney general was one of the worst decisions he had made, called him an 'idiot,' and said that he should resign. An August phone call with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell devolved into a "shouting match ... as an irate Trump expressed his frustrations about the congressional investigation into Russian interference with the US election last year and fumed about a Russia sanctions bill Congress passed that would tie Trump's hands on the matter." You get the idea. Trump's temper is a feature, not a glitch. He pops off. He attacks those around him, casting about for people to blame when something doesn't go to his liking. (He is also not terribly introspective, meaning he very rarely blames himself for mistakes that occur on his watch or even that he makes.) The volcanic temper of Donald Trump - CNNPolitics