India, July 23 -- US President Donald Trump praised his director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, as "hotter than everybody" after she issued a new report aimed at casting doubt on long-established findings about Moscow's interference in the 2016 election.

Trump has sometimes used "hottest" to mean something akin to in-demand or buzzy, including during his 45-minute remarks Tuesday night, when he repeatedly referred to the US as "the hottest country anywhere in the world."

"Director of national intelligence, Tulsi, she is like hotter than everybody. She is the hottest one in the room right now," Trump said at a gathering.

Trump claimed that former President Barack Obama led a group of people who 'cheated' in the 2016 election. ...