Trump brags about himself in Thanksgiving phone call to overseas troops

What is President Trump thankful for this holiday season? Himself, mostly.

President Trump spent Thanksgiving in what he called "the southern White House," also known as his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida. That's where he made his traditional Thanksgiving call to American troops deployed overseas — and used it to sound off against the courts, trade rivals, and migrants trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border

To start, Trump said it was "a disgrace" that judges had blocked his attempts to reform immigration policy and stop migrants who cross the border outside official entry points from seeking asylum. He then asked troops for their thoughts on trade policy, seeming especially curious about their overseas perspective.

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Trump went on to say he hoped service members would "take solace in knowing that all of the American families you hold so close to your heart are all doing well. The nation's doing well economically, better than anybody in the world."

After the call, reporters asked what the president was thankful for. "For having a tremendous family, and for having made a tremendous difference in this country," Trump responded, launching a multi-sentence praise of his accomplishments in the White House, which you can read below. Kathryn Krawczyk