Trump made the remarks before leaving for the G7 summit in france.
In a wide-ranging press gaggle before departing for the G7 in France, President Donald Trump late Friday spoke positively of world leaders, North Korea and the economy, and said his recent remark calling himself the"chosen one" to fight China on trade was just sarcasm.
Trump called himself the"chosen one" on Wednesday as he discussed trade disputes with China while refusing to claim the trade conflict as solely his responsibility. Shortly after take off en route to France, Trump reiterated that he had the power to do so, tweeting:"For all of the Fake News Reporters that don't have a clue as to what the law is relative to Presidential powers, China, etc., try looking at the Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977. Case closed!"
On Friday morning, Trump retaliated on Twitter by questioning whether Powell or Chinese President Xi Jinping is the"bigger enemy". Trump also praised the fellow world leaders he plans to meet at the G7 summit in southwestern France as"friends of mine — for the most part," and said he was hoping for a productive session.
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