Just days after an awkward call-out of a female Irish reporter, President Donald Trump on Thursday said he rejected a visit from Mika Brzezinski and her fiancé, Joe Scarborough, who together host a television show that’s turned increasingly critical of the commander-in-chief.

TV SHOW CRITIQUE

Trump’s latest missive on Twitter were very personal in nature, saying he didn’t want to see Brzezinski, the co-host of MSNBC’s morning show “Morning Joe,” and providing the detail that she was “bleeding badly from a face-lift.”

Brzezinski, meanwhile, tweeted a reply that also was personal in nature.

The comments predictably provoked a backlash, alongside recollections of other times he’s insulted women, in particular then–Fox News, and now NBC News, host Megyn Kelly, which featured its own sanguinary language. White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders defended the comments at a press briefing, saying Trump was a fighter and that voters knew what they were getting when they elected him.

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SUGAR DEAL

Trump’s first tweet of the day was on the more innocuous subject of a sugar deal with Mexico.

Earlier this month, the U.S. and Mexico agreed in principle on a deal, aimed at preventing a flooding of subsidized sugar from the southern neighbor. However, the deal may lift prices to U.S. food processors and consumers.

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TRUMP ON ENERGY

The president delivered remarks at an event called “Unleashing American Energy.” He said he’s working to lift job-killing restrictions on domestic energy production and ended the war on coal. It was his predecessor, President Obama, who lifted the ban on crude-oil exports to countries outside of Canada, though Trump has rolled back other energy-related rules.

“The golden era of America energy is underway,” Trump said. He then added that he’ll go further, saying, “the golden era of America is underway, believe me.”

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KOREA VISIT

Trump is due to meet the new South Korean president, Moon Jae-in. The issue of North Korea and its missile launches will be at the forefront, particularly as Moon favors more engagement with Pyongyang. The Treasury Department also announced new actions meant to limit North Korea’s access to the U.S. financial system.