The president tweeted that "when things calm down, they will be thanking me!"

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President Donald Trump went on a wild Twitter rant the morning after he fired FBI Director James Comey, yelling at the morning cable news coverage. Early in his Wednesday morning rant Trump said that Washington will thank him once things calm down.



Comey lost the confidence of almost everyone in Washington, Republican and Democrat alike. When things calm down, they will be thanking me!

But one of the most remarkable interactions was when the president called out CNN for what he called a false report that said Trump fired Comey at the recommendation of his former campaign adviser Roger Stone.

The Roger Stone report on @CNN is false - Fake News. Have not spoken to Roger in a long time - had nothing to do with my decision.

Stone, a longtime political ally to Trump, has been investigated by the FBI for his alleged ties to the Russians during the 2016 campaign. He backed up Trump's tweet with one of his own, confirming that he was not the source of the reports. Though Stone claims never to have urged the president to fire Comey, he made sure to point out that he supports the decision.

I am not the source of Politico/ CNN stories claiming I urged @realDonaldTrump 2 fire Comey. Never made such claim. I support decision 100%

The president began sounding off on Twitter by vowing to replace Comey with "someone who will do a far better job" and who will bring back "the spirit and prestige of the FBI." He also called out the Democrats for crying foul, claiming that they had "said some of the worst things about James Comey."



James Comey will be replaced by someone who will do a far better job, bringing back the spirit and prestige of the FBI.

The Democrats have said some of the worst things about James Comey, including the fact that he should be fired, but now they play so sad!

Meanwhile, Sen. Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton's former running mate, said Wednesday on MSNBC's Morning Joe that the president fired Comey because he was concerned about an investigation into his Russian ties. Kaine cited the president's "unusual" decision to thank Comey in his letter to the former FBI director for informing him "on three separate occasions" that he wasn't under investigation. "That shows a deeply insecure president who is very, very concerned about this investigation and that's the reason Jim Comey got fired. We've got to get to the bottom of this. A special prosecutor is needed," Kaine said. Sen. Richard Blumenthal was also on Morning Joe, calling for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate Trump's ties to Russia.

.@SenBlumenthal explains his call for an independent special prosecutor to investigate Russia ties #morningjoe https://t.co/8njBQfwff4