Former President Donald Trump heaped praise on authoritarian Chinese President Xi Jinping during a lengthy interview Friday with the podcaster Joe Rogan.

“We’re dealing with the smartest people,” Trump said, referring to the leaders of U.S. adversaries, about an hour and a half into their conversation.

“They hate when I say, you know, when the press — when I called President Xi, [the press] said, ‘Well, he called President Xi brilliant.’ Well, he’s a brilliant guy. He controls 1.4 billion people with an iron fist. I mean, he’s a brilliant guy, whether you like it or not. And they go crazy.”

  • Queen HawlSera
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    6 hours ago

    Remember when Romney saying “45% of Americans don’t matter, now watch me look for a wine menu at McDonald’s!” was enough to lose the presidency?

    Pepper Ridge Farm remembers.

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        2 hours ago

        Yeah Mormons don’t drink if other Mormons would find out. He’s drinking wine at home not in public.