Speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania, Donald Trump praised Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping.
He called both leaders "fierce," adding that Xi is "smart" to rule China with an "iron fist.".
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Former President Donald Trump praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping during a Saturday rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, a video shows.
The former president went on to describe Xi and Putin as "fierce" and "smart" before anticipating the reaction from the media.
"A lot of times, I'll call somebody smart, and the 'Fake News' will go, 'he called President Xi smart,'" Trump said.
During Trump's speech in Pennsylvania, he also called Biden an "enemy of the state" and complained about the FBI's Mar-a-Lago raid. »