US President Donald Trump publicly praises the successes of his presidency, but those close to him are already frightened by his sudden bouts of gloomy mood, The Washington Post writes . In particular, he is unhappy with the way the media covers his work, the obstinacy of his Republican allies and the work of some administration officials.

Trump is seething with frustration at National Economic Council Chairman Gary Cohn, sources close to the president say. According to them, the president views Cohn's criticism of Trump's response to the events in Charlottesville as a sign of personal disloyalty. The president is also growing frustrated with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who disagrees with him on a number of issues, including troop levels in Afghanistan, the blockade of Qatar and policy toward Cuba, the newspaper writes.

Some Trump friends worry that the prickly president could clash with his newly appointed White House chief of staff, John Kelly, who is trying to streamline the presidential briefing and decision-making processes at the White House. Several sources close to the president say Trump is angry about some of the retired general’s decisions, including efforts to limit access to him. “He’s in a very difficult situation right now,” a Trump friend who last spoke to the president this week told The Washington Post. “He doesn’t like the way the media is treating him. He doesn’t like the way Kelly is treating him. He’s started lashing out at people who are very close to him.”

Tillerson, the former CEO of ExxonMobil, has never fully aligned with Trump on basic foreign policy issues, the Los Angeles Times recently wrote . Trump's "America First" position suggests that any international agreement is a liability, while Tillerson is a supporter of preserving existing alliances. Tillerson was against withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement, the newspaper also recalls. Trump wants to tear up the agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue, while Tillerson is against it. The secretary of state participates less than usual in the president's meetings with visiting foreign leaders, the newspaper wrote. When Tillerson spent a week in the Middle East trying to defuse the conflict between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, Trump canceled his efforts with a single tweet. Vox recently noted that Tillerson, a strictly civilian, is close to the "generals" of the Trump administration in many positions, including Pentagon chief James Mattis, but the president has differences with the generals as well.

The Washington Post reported on Trump's dissatisfaction with Secretary of State Tillerson