'Spoiled brat of a man': Twitter blasts Trump for saying Republicans do very little to 'protect' him

'Do you ever not whine?' one Twitter user asked.

US President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Sunday (23 July) to furiously criticise Republicans saying they "do very little to protect their president." Following a day at the Trump National Golf Club in Potomac Falls, Virginia, Trump wrote: "It's very sad that Republicans, even some that were carried over the line on my back, do very little to protect their President."

It is unclear which members of the Republican party he was referring to.

His tweet came after another post in which he dismissed the ongoing federal investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and possible ties between Trump's team and Moscow as a "witch hunt."

"As the phony Russian Witch Hunt continues, two groups are laughing at this excuse for a lost election taking hold, Democrats and Russians!"

Members of the Republican party are involved in the various probes of Trump's interactions with Russia during the election season.

In his most recent tweets, the president also called on Senate Republicans to advance promised legislation to overhaul former President Barack Obama's healthcare law. Last week, Republican efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, failed in the Senate after several GOP senators said they would oppose the bill.

Twitter swiftly slammed the president's latest tweets lambasting members of his own political party, describing them as the "rantings of a spoiled child."

Many pointed out that the United States Congress was established as a separate structure from the executive and judicial branches of government to represent and protect the interests of the American people.

"It's their job to protect us...you foolish little goon!" Days of Our Lives actor Billy Flynn tweeted.

Comedian Larry Murphy wrote: "You've never in your privileged and entitled life carried anything on your back metaphorically or otherwise. Low energy. Weak."

One Twitter user wrote: "That should make you think. If in fact they owe you that much politically and still won't defend you, then the problem is probably you."

It's very sad that Presidents, even some that were carried over the line behind our backs, do very little to protect their People.
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) July 23, 2017

Really??? Noone owes u anything. It's not about #YOU. It's about #USA. Your supposed to be protecting #America not the other way around.
— Jerry Mitchell (@jammyprod) July 23, 2017

It's very sad that a reality tv star carried a ton of promises to the election win & then did very little to protect the voters who helped.
— The Mark Bland (@markbland) July 23, 2017

Do you ever not whine?
— MalyndaHale (@MalyndaHale) July 24, 2017

That's because they are there to PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION! You swore on a book you don't believe in to do the same. #ugh
— Mary E McGlynn (@MaryEMcGlynn) July 23, 2017

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— Alex Segura (@alex_segura) July 24, 2017

So you've finally been hearing what Republicans are saying about you in private.
— Frida Ghitis (@FridaGhitis) July 23, 2017

Few people wish to be associated with a treasonous nincompoop
— Amy Holden Jones (@aholdenj) July 23, 2017

You wouldn't need protecting, if you weren't constantly acting like a shady, spoilt toddler, with more skeletons than a crypt. #LetsBeReal
— Zachary Jaydon (@ZacharyJaydon) July 24, 2017

Could that be due to the fact they represent and protect their constituents, not you? You should really learn how politics work #BadPotus
— Scott Greenstone (@sgreenstonenj) July 23, 2017

Also: "protect their President" is not the job of the lawmakers. Upholding the constitution is. (BTW: Protect Trump from what?) https://t.co/32dTwBzke6
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) July 23, 2017

You notice Donny, the Constitution, which you have never read, starts with "We The People", not "I the President"! #Government101 #Resist pic.twitter.com/zNNS8Rv6jx
— SOSAmerika (@1973USC) July 24, 2017

President Trump is so delusional he believes the Republicans and the American people are meant to serve and protect him. Like an Emperor.
— Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) July 23, 2017

Anyone Else Notice That Trump Attacked Republicans for failing to 'Protect' Him today?

Just as the GOP Voted for New Russian Sanction...
— Impeach Donald Trump (@Impeach_D_Trump) July 23, 2017

The #poormepresident
— eli friedmann (@eligit) July 23, 2017

Dear @realDonaldTrump: Under our Constitution, the job of Congress is not to protect you. It is to be a check and balance on you. https://t.co/eE56pjA6Z0
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) July 24, 2017

Trump: It's very sad that Republicans, even some that were carried on my back, do very little to protect their President.

Republicans: pic.twitter.com/iIh6qaDs1x
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) July 23, 2017

Their president? I thought he was supposed to be everyone's president. And protect him from what? The truth? pic.twitter.com/loui3VsGQg
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) July 24, 2017

You are a spoiled little brat of a man.
— Sharon Hill (@IDoubtIt) July 24, 2017

Or a dictator
— Mandy Wilson (@mswilson1213) July 23, 2017

#JotThisDownTrump: Congress was built to represent and protect the best interests of the American people, not babysit & placate DJT. pic.twitter.com/d1QOZDECM8
— MoveOn.org (@MoveOn) July 23, 2017