Washington: American President Donald Trump lauded Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, when asked which of the two global leaders was tougher to deal with, describing both as strong and intelligent men who shouldn’t be underestimated.

During an interview with American media outlet CBS, President Trump was asked, “Who’s tougher to deal with, Vladimir Putin or Xi Jinping?”, to which he replied, both leaders are “tough and smart”.

“Look, they’re both very strong leaders. These are people not to be toyed with. These are people you have to take very seriously. They’re not– they’re not walking in saying, ‘Oh, isn’t it a beautiful day? Look how beautiful. The sun is shining, it’s so nice.’ These are serious people. These are people that are tough, smart leaders,”

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