After a day filled with legacy media hosts using their platforms in a naked attempt to cast doubt on his Alaska summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump took another jab at the critics he claims will never be convinced no matter how obvious his success might be.

Trump laid out his complaint in a post first shared on his Truth Social platform, pushing back in particular at those who claimed that his meeting with Putin had either been a failure in its entirety or had somehow been a win for the Russian leader because it was held on American soil.

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“The Fake News has been saying for 3 days that I suffered a ‘major defeat’ by allowing President Vladimir Putin of Russia to have a major Summit in the United States,” Trump began, adding, “Actually, he would have loved doing the meeting anywhere else but the U.S., and the Fake News knows this. It was a major point of contention!”

“If we had the Summit elsewhere, the Democrat run and controlled media would have said what a terrible thing THAT was,” he continued, arguing that Democrats and media outlets would have found fault with anything he’d done.

“These people are sick!” he went on to reference several other major issues on which Democrats and media talking heads have largely sided against him and other Republicans — even if it meant they had to take a position that would be unpopular with the people.

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“They even want CRIME IN D.C., and other BLUE Cities throughout our Country, but don’t worry, I won’t let that happen,” he said. “Just like our now secure Southern Border (ZERO illegals in last 3 months!), our cities will be Secure and Safe, and D.C. will lead the way!”

Trump leveled similar attacks against Democrats and media early Sunday morning, saying, “It’s incredible how the Fake News violently distorts the TRUTH when it comes to me. There is NOTHING I can say or do that would lead them to write or report honestly about me. I had a great meeting in Alaska on Biden’s stupid War, a war that should have never happened!!!”

He went on to claim in a second post that legacy media would find fault with his actions even if he convinced Putin to cede Moscow in negotiations aimed at ending the war with Ukraine.

People associated with the January 6 Committee who did not receive preemptive pardons from former President Joe Biden may be contacted to answer some questions, a Department of Justice (DOJ) official suggested on Sunday.

Ed Martin, the Trump administration’s weaponization czar working under the supervision of Attorney General Pam Bondi, briefly spoke about probing the now-defunct panel at the end of an interview on Fox News.

BARTIROMO: What about the January 6 committee? Did they destroy evidence? Is there criminality there?

ED MARTIN: Of course. Trust me, a lot of people did not get a pardon that were involved in the select committee, and they ought to be keeping an eye on their mailbox. pic.twitter.com/xRelaTtlyp

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“Real quick, what about the January 6 Committee? Did they destroy evidence? Is there criminality there?” asked “Sunday Morning Futures” anchor Maria Bartiromo.

“Of course. We’re all in that, too,” Martin replied. “And, trust me, a lot of … people did not get a pardon that were involved in the select committee, and they ought to be keeping an eye on their mailbox, because there’s a lot to be asked about.”

Biden announced during the final hours of his presidency in January that he pardoned the lawmakers and staffers who served on the January 6 Committee, along with D.C. and U.S. Capitol police officers who testified before the Democrat-led panel, among others.

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“Baseless and politically motivated investigations wreak havoc on the lives, safety, and financial security of targeted individuals and their families,” Biden said in a statement at the time. “Even when individuals have done nothing wrong — and in fact have done the right thing — and will ultimately be exonerated, the mere fact of being investigated or prosecuted can irreparably damage reputations and finances.”

As the Trump administration is looking into whether aides improperly used autopen to sign off on executive actions in an effort to conceal Biden’s health issues, Bartiromo asked Martin if the pardons were legitimate.

“Well, yes, I’m the pardon attorney, so I have — I’m in that, too,” Martin said, referring to his other job at DOJ. “I can tell you we’re investigating how the pardons were granted. It was not like anything in the history of America what Joe Biden — not Joe Biden, his staffers did, not just with the autopen, but with faking him out on the memos.”

He continued, “More to come, Maria. I’m telling you, Pam Bondi has let us loose, and when this comes out, it’ll take the whole of these people’s hoaxes down. And we’re doing it bit by bit. And it’s fantastic. It’s a great privilege.”