President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE lashed out at two top Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday, accusing them of pushing a false narrative surrounding his conversation with the president of Ukraine.

At a press conference at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Trump went after Reps. Adam Schiff Adam Bennett SchiffSchiff to subpoena top DHS official, alleges whistleblower deposition is being stonewalled Schiff claims DHS is blocking whistleblower's access to records before testimony GOP lawmakers distance themselves from Trump comments on transfer of power MORE (D-Calif.) and Jerrold Nadler Jerrold (Jerry) Lewis NadlerDemocrats shoot down talk of expanding Supreme Court Schumer: 'Nothing is off the table' if GOP moves forward with Ginsburg replacement Top Democrats call for DOJ watchdog to probe Barr over possible 2020 election influence MORE (D-N.Y.), the chairmen of the House Intelligence and Judiciary committees, respectively.

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"When you see little Adam Schiff go out and lie and lie and stand at the mic — smart guy, by the way — stand at the mic and act like he's so serious. And then he goes into a room with Nadler, and they must laugh their asses off," Trump said. "They must laugh their asses off."

"But it's so bad for our country. People have said ... they don't know if one man anywhere in the world with all the men they know — or woman — that could handle what I've had to handle," he added.

The president used his press conference to blast the Democrats' announced plans for an impeachment inquiry targeting him, calling it an excuse for Democrats to seek his removal in a manner outside of a voting booth.

Trump has battled criticism from Democratic lawmakers for days over his July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. It intensified on Wednesday with the release of a memo detailing the conversation between the two leaders.

The memo showed that Trump had urged Zelensky to open an investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenFormer Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick Bloomberg rolls out M ad buy to boost Biden in Florida MORE, with Trump telling the Ukrainian leader he should speak with Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani Rudy GiulianiThe Hill's Campaign Report: GOP set to ask SCOTUS to limit mail-in voting CIA found Putin 'probably directing' campaign against Biden: report Democrats fear Russia interference could spoil bid to retake Senate MORE about allegations against the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate.

The White House has maintained that transcripts of the call show that no quid pro quo was offered by Trump relating to Ukrainian aid and an investigation into Biden, while Democrats have argued that what was said in the call constitutes an impeachable offense.