US President Donald Trump is not afraid to speak his mind on Twitter. From furious tirades to interesting typos, the Commander-in-Chief is often chastised by the media - and fellow Republican politicians - for his uninhibited tweets.
His selective choice of retweets has often baffled followers, including one involving a crudely-photoshopped image of Trump "eclipsing" a photo of Barack Obama, presumably a reference to the solar eclipse in the US.
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