Trump rages at press in early-morning tweetstorm, insists transition is going 'so smoothly'

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday morning ripped into the media, particularly homing on on The New York Times, alleging reporters were portraying his transition to power in an unfair light.

"I am not trying to get 'top level security clearance' for my children," Trump insisted on Twitter, aiming to refute reports which started circulating Monday night. "This was a typically false news story."

Moments later, Trump attacked the Times, writing that the paper's story "is so totally wrong on transition," seemingly referencing a front-page article that characterized the process as being in disarray.

"It is going so smoothly," Trump wrote, contradictory to multiple reports of chaos inside the transition team.

The president-elect continued on Twitter: "Also, I have spoken to many foreign leaders. I have recieved [sic] and taken calls from many foreign leaders despite what the failing @nytimes said. Russia, U.K., China, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and more."

"I am always available to them," Trump added, alleging the Times was "just upset that they looked like fools in their coverage of me."

Hours earlier, on Tuesday night, Trump tweeted that his selection of cabinet position was a "very organized process."

Trump has repeatedly skewered the press since launching his bid for the White House in the summer of 2015. On Sunday, he fired off a blistering pair of tweets at the Times, slamming the paper for its coverage of the "Trump phenomena."