Donald Trump’s impromptu sit-down with the New York Times in Florida on Thursday offered a 30-minute jaunt into the mind of a man burdened by the Russia probe, frustrated by foreign policy, and unconcerned with (or unaware of) the limits of presidential power.

Amid repeated denials of collusion with Russia, the president freewheeled on his relationship with the media, trade with China, health care, still no collusion with Russia, the tax bill, North Korea, and how he definitely did not collude with Russia.

The interview, which took place spontaneously after dinner at Trump’s West Palm Beach golf resort with no aides present, sent Twitter into a spin. Many users condemned the newspaper for letting the president ramble without properly holding him to account. Yet Trump holds forth unfiltered, he tends to make news. Here are five striking notes from the opus: