President Donald Trump held a epic press conference on Thursday -- even by his standards. Trump accused the media of “being out of control,” took aim at everything from polls to those who say his administration has been in chaos, said he inherited a mess, accused the political press is spreading “fake news” and said that his administration has operated like “a fine-tuned machine.”

He went on to brag about his victory over Hillary Clinton and the rising stock market, and accused Obama holdovers of leaking information, saying “I don’t have any deals with Russia.”

And he made a bit of news, saying he will issue "a new executive action next week that will comprehensively protect our country,” after his recent travel ban on seven majority-Muslim countries was put on hold by the courts. Here are some of the more unusual quotes and interactions during the news conference:

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Pres. Trump: "I’m really not a bad person, by the way...I do get good ratings, you have to admit that." https://t.co/WfNtnwf6ra pic.twitter.com/pZJoNjotRN — ABC News (@ABC) February 16, 2017

1. "I'm not a bad person": Trump defends himself and focuses on his TV ratings.

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President Trump defends his presidency, accuses the nation's media of being 'out of control' https://t.co/PWo7kX1vvL — The Associated Press (@AP) February 16, 2017

2. The media is out of control: Trump ratchets up the war on the media, turning the volume all the way up to 11.

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Pres. Trump: "We had a very smooth rollout of the travel ban, but we had a bad court. We got a bad decision." https://t.co/WfNtnwf6ra pic.twitter.com/VgMRNebLOB — ABC News (@ABC) February 16, 2017

3. A smooth rollout of the ban: Trump makes the claim that the implementation of the travel ban he imposed, which was blocked by the courts, was going well.

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"To be honest, I inherited a mess. It's a mess. At home and abroad. A mess," Trump says during news conference. https://t.co/Pc3DZ6l9uu pic.twitter.com/fthiCiFUc3 — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) February 16, 2017

4. The country is a mess: Trump claims he inherited and mess when he took office from President Barack Obama and is trying to clean it up.

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"This administration is running like a fine-tuned machine."

5. On how things are going: Trump give his own critique of how things have been working the past four weeks.

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"Obamacare, they fill up our alleys with people you wonder how they got there."

6. On Obamacare: Trump discusses how bad Obamcare has been for the country and how it has to be changed.

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"I'd be a pretty good reporter."

7. On an alternative career: During a back and forth with CNN's Jim Acosta on how the public does not trust the press, and how he is not undermining the press, he said, "I know when I should get good [coverage] and when I should get bad. Sometimes I'll say: 'Wow, that's going to be a great story.' And I'll get killed. I know what's good and bad, I'd be a pretty good reporter, not as good as you."

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"I don't think he did anything wrong. If anything, he did something right."

8. Mike Flynn was right: Trump defended Mike Flynn, his former National Security Advisor. Trump, as he did in many instances, blamed the press. He said Flynn was "doing his job."

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"But tomorrow the headlines are going to be, ‘Donald Trump rants and raves. ... I’m not ranting and raving."

9: On his own language: Trump answers a question on the language he is using during the press conference and we get an instant sound byte.

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Pres. Trump: "The false reporting by the media, by you people...makes it much harder to make a deal with Russia." https://t.co/WfNtnwf6ra pic.twitter.com/40n2J7YVkY — ABC News (@ABC) February 16, 2017

10. False reporting: Trump discusses how dealing with Russia is made more difficult by what the mainstream media is publishing about Trump and Russia.

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Pres. Trump to @jonkarl: "I don't mind bad stories, I can handle a bad story better than anybody, as long as it's true." pic.twitter.com/9YSWSptnER — ABC News (@ABC) February 16, 2017

11. "I don't mind bad stories...": Trump discusses how he can handle bad press if the information is true and not fake.

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“I’m changing it from fake news, though – [to] very fake news."

12. Very fake news: Trump interrupts CNN Jim Acosta's question and tells the reporter he has a new name for the national network.

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"And you’re not related to our new [Labor Secretary Alex Acosta]?"

13. Check the family tree, Trump asks CNN's Jim Acosta. "You know, I looked at that name and I said, 'Wait a minute, is there any relation there? Alex?' I checked it, they said, 'No sir.' I said, 'Do me a favor, go back and check the family tree.'" Trump was smiling through parts of the exchange and clearly viewed his comments as a joke.

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Great Trump called out on "biggest electoral college win since Regan" claim.People just need to keep calling him out pic.twitter.com/7hXjUSZRk5 — Kevin McKeever ☘️ (@kevinmckeever) February 16, 2017

14. False claims about his victory: Trump was painted into a corner after a reporter corrected him on claims his Electoral College victory had been the largest since Ronald Reagan. Finally yielding, he said, "I was given that information, I don't know."

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“Set up the meeting. I would love to meet with the Black Caucus. Let’s go. I think it’s great.”

15. Asking a reporter to help set up a meeting: Trump asked a veteran African-American reporter whether she could help arrange a meeting the Congressional Black Caucus. April Ryan asked Trump if he would include the Congressional Black Caucus on his urban agenda.

“Do you want to set up the meeting?” Trump responded. "Are they friends of yours?”

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"I am the least anti-Semitic person that you've ever seen in your entire life."

16. Least racist person: While responding to a question about recent threats to Jewish centers across the country and rising anti-Semitism, Trump made this statement and added he was the least racist person around.