Washington | Donald Trump has taken a wild victory lap before the nation's cameras after his Senate acquittal, slamming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as a "horrible person" and telling an adoring audience of Republican allies how he survived going "through hell".

After arriving to a standing ovation in a packed White House East Room, Mr Trump launched into a lengthy tirade that traversed the "Russia hoax", the Mueller inquiry and his "perfect" phone call with Ukraine.