Frustrated by governing, Trump returns to campaigning

Clearly frustrated with the slow pace of legislating in Washington and his treatment by the national media, President Trump returned to what works for him: campaigning.

Trump reprised all his campaign's greatest hits at a rally in Arizona, a state he won both in the Republican primaries and the general election, patterned after the raucous, free-wheeling events he held while running for president last year.

As he frequently did during the campaign, Trump vented to the crowd about the things vexing him about the media and Washington. He was especially outraged by the characterization of his reaction to the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., in which he was said to be treating racists as morally equivalent to the counterprotesters.

"The only people giving a platform to these hate groups is the media itself and the fake news," Trump thundered, as the crowd engaged in anti-CNN chants. The president did say, "Fox has treated me fairly ... And Hannity, how good is Hannity?"

While Trump stopped short of doing any of the most controversial things some expected he'd do in his Phoenix speech — such as endorsing a primary challenger to Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., or pardoning former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio — he came close on both counts.