Trump: "Kim Jong-un is a chess master... Biden won't be a match"

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] U.S. President Donald Trump described North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un and others as chess masters, claiming that Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden would not be able to properly deal with them.

President Donald Trump of the United States
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On the 20th (local time), President Trump emphasized in an interview with Fox News that he is the only person who can deal with strongmen around the world. He referred to Chairman Kim, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an as "chess masters."

President Trump has often used metaphors such as "world-class chess players" to describe foreign leaders. This implied that he himself is a top-level chess player capable of competing with them.

When Fox News asked for his opinion on Biden’s physical stamina and mental sharpness, he responded as follows.

President Trump said, "The president deals with people like Chairman Xi, President Putin, President Erdo?an, and Chairman Kim," adding, "They are very sharp and at the top level of the game. If you are not at the highest level when dealing with them, it won’t be a pretty picture."

He said, "If you are not a chess master, there will be problems," and added, "We don’t think that’s the case with him (Biden)."

In a speech in Old Forge, Pennsylvania, on the same day, President Trump also recalled an anecdote from his president-elect days when he met President Obama at the White House and discussed North Korea, expressing concerns about war. President Trump said, "President Obama said North Korea was our biggest problem," adding, "We would have had a big problem and might have had a hellish war. You might be in that war right now." He further claimed, "(If the war had happened) we would have lost 25 to 30 million people."

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