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MELANIA Trump admits she regularly tells off her outspoken husband Donald over his use of Twitter.

The President-elect courted controversy during his bid for the White House with a series of online rants.

Melania Trump has admitted telling hubby Donald off over his use of Twitter during the election campaign
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Melania Trump has admitted telling hubby Donald off over his use of Twitter during the election campaignCredit: Ruckas
Trump sent a series of tweets criticising TV shows, but Melania admitted she struggled to tell her husband what to do
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Trump sent a series of tweets criticising TV shows, but Melania admitted she struggled to tell her husband what to doCredit: Ruckas

And in an interview with CBS' 60 Minutes Show his Slovenian wife confessed to taking him to task over his use of social media.

Asked about his Twitter account Melania, 46, said: "Well, sometimes he - it got him in trouble. But it helped a lot as well."

And asked whether she ever intervened, the former model added: "I tell him all the time.

"I think he hears me. But he will do what he wants to do in the end.

"He's an adult. He knows the consequences. And I give him my opinion. And he could do whatever he likes with it."

Trump is believed to have relinquished control of his Twitter to his campaign team in the weeks leading up to the election.

That point was seized upon by outgoing President Barack Obama who poked fun at Trump.

Trump appeared alongside his family during an interview for CBS' 60 Minutes' Show overnight
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Trump appeared alongside his family during an interview for CBS' 60 Minutes' Show overnightCredit: CBS
The President-elect discussed a number of issues including abortion, immigration and gay marriage
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The President-elect discussed a number of issues including abortion, immigration and gay marriageCredit: Ruckas

He said: "If somebody starts tweeting at three in the morning because Saturday Night Live made fun of you, then you can't handle the nuclear codes."

But Trump had the last laugh after beating Democrat Hillary Clinton to the White House last week.

In a wide-ranging interview, he discussed that first meeting with Obama on Thursday, putting aside months of personal insults between the pair.

He insisted the 90-minute meeting was productive and praised Obama's "great sense of humour".

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