Washington (AFP)
Donald Trump on Wednesday granted long press time, during which the US president did not walk on eggs proclaiming himself "the chosen one" in the trade war with China.
"It's not my trade war, it's a trade war that should have been waged by other presidents a long time ago," said the Republican leader in the gardens of the White House. conflict, with mutual customs taxes with Beijing, bogged down and may weigh on global growth.
"Someone had to do it," he argues then about his business strategy.
And suddenly, the former real estate mogul, wearing his traditional dark suit, red tie, lifts his head to the sky, hands open, and launches: "I am the Elect".
The American president had relayed a little earlier on Twitter the words of a conservative radio commentator who said: "And the Jews in Israel worship him as if he were the king of Israel."
"The Chosen One", in its original version, is the nickname of one of the most famous American personalities, basketball player LeBron James, notorious critic of the current president of the United States.
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