India, July 25 -- US President Donald Trump told a ballroom of journalists Friday night that they represented "the largest group of Trump derangement syndrome people ever put together at one time," opening a rescheduled White House Correspondents' Association dinner speech that veered between attacks on the "fake news media" and a now-familiar joke about extending his time in office well past what the Constitution allows.

The remarks, delivered at the Waldorf Astoria three months after a gunman disrupted the original April dinner, saw President Trump revive speculation about a third term, telling the crowd, "Just like my presidency, the second time is always better. And the third time is better yet," before adding, "I'm only kidding." He...