Of course, the press isn’t the only target of Trump’s anger — he also criticized members of the intelligence community.

“In addition to that, from intelligence, papers are being leaked, things are being leaked,” he said. “It’s criminal action. It’s a criminal act … the way [Flynn] was treated and the documents and papers that were illegally — I stress that, illegally — leaked.”

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Trump also remains hooked on talking about Hillary Clinton’s defeat.

“People are trying to cover up for a terrible loss that the Democrats had under Hillary Clinton,” he said of the Flynn coverage.

These comments from Wednesday’s news conference provide an interesting window on Trump’s state of mind as he faces significant questions about the administration’s ties to Russia following Flynn’s resignation.

They also add a level of confusion to the administration’s story about why Flynn left. White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Tuesday that Flynn was ousted because Trump had lost trust in him as national security adviser. But Trump was unwilling to criticize Flynn on Wednesday, pinning all the blame on leakers and the media.

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In a separate exchange during the news conference with Netanyahu, Trump was also unwilling to criticize anti-Semitism.

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Asked about a “sharp rise in anti-Semitic incidents across the United States,” Trump gave an answer about the electoral college.

“I just want to say that we are very honored by the victory that we had. Three-hundred six electoral college votes,” he said. “We were not supposed to crack 220.”

Trump then noted that his daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner are Jewish, along with their children.

“You’re going to see a lot of love” over the next four or eight years, he said.

LABOR NOMINEE WITHDRAWS AMID GOP OPPOSITION

Predictions that Trump would get his full Cabinet confirmed were premature — one of the president’s nominees withdrew his name Wednesday.

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That would be Andrew Puzder, fast-food executive and Trump’s pick for labor secretary, who faced growing opposition from Republican senators based on his personal and professional history.

Among the topics slated to come up at his confirmation hearing: racy advertisements for Puzder’s restaurants, allegations — long recanted — that he assaulted his ex-wife, his past criticism of minimum-wage laws and his family’s former employment of an undocumented immigrant.

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At least 12 Republican senators were planning to withhold support from Puzder, depriving him of the support he needed for confirmation, our colleagues reported.

Follow the full schedule of confirmation hearings and votes with The Post’s guide here.

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TRUMP TELLS NETANYAHU TO ‘HOLD BACK’ ON SETTLEMENTS

Trump is confident he can achieve peace between Israel and Palestine during his presidency.

He started Wednesday by asking Netanyahu to temporarily curtail Jewish home building in the West Bank.

“I’d like to see you hold back on settlements for a little bit,” he said as he welcomed the Israeli prime minister to the White House.

Trump also backed away from “long-standing U.S. support for the idea of a sovereign Palestinian state” to exist alongside Israel, saying “I want the one that both parties want.”

As our colleague wrote, “both Republican and Democratic presidents have backed a future Palestine on West Bank land” as a matter of course.