Australia's foreign labour laws shows that Trump thinking is spreading. Let's hope New Zealand doesn't fall for the same sop and repeat the mistake here.
Donald Trump has boasted about generating the highest TV ratings since the 9/11 terrorist attacks during an interview to mark his first 100 days in office.
The US President was interviewed by Associated Press last week ahead of his 100 day anniversary on Saturday.
Trump bragged about the popularity oftwo Sunday morning television appearances.
He said his appearance on the Fox News Sunday show, hosted by Chris Wallace, drew the program's highest ratings ever, news.com.au reported.
Another appearance on CBS Face the Nation, hosted by John Dickerson, drew 5.2 million.
It's not the first time Mr Trump has made a controversial comment about the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001 that saw the World Trade Centre buildings collapse.
Last year it emerged that amid the disaster, Mr Trump noted during a WWOR-TV television interview that his building in the Financial District was now the tallest in downtown Manhattan.
He also claimed he saw "thousands and thousands" of people cheering when the World Trade Center came down, something which no one can find evidence of.
Hijacked United Airlines Flight 175 from Boston crashes into the south tower of the World Trade Center and explodes. Photo / Getty
During his AP interview, Mr Trump showed signs he was feeling the weight of the office, discussing the "heart" required to do the job.
He also displayed an understanding that many of his own lofty expectations for his first 100 days in office had not been met, even if he retained his signature bravado and salesman's confidence.
"It's an artificial barrier. It's not very meaningful," he said.
Trump waffled on whether he should be held accountable for the 100-day plan he outlined with great fanfare in his campaign's closing days, suggesting his "Contract with the American Voter" wasn't really his idea to begin with.
"Somebody put out the concept of a 100-day plan," he said.
While Trump is still acutely aware of how he's being covered in the media, rattling off the ratings for some of his television appearances, he said he has surprised even himself with some recent self-discipline: He's stopped watching what he perceives as his negative coverage on CNN and MSNBC.
"I don't watch things, and I never thought I had that ability," he said. "I always thought I'd watch."
