„People are saying, ‚Is he sane?‘ I have no idea…. but he was a young man of 26 or 27… when his father died. He‘s dealing with obviously very tough people, in particular the generals and others.

„And at a very young age, he was able to assume power. A lot of people, I‘m sure, tried to take that power away, whether it was his uncle or anybody else. And he was able to do it. So obviously, he‘s a pretty smart cookie,“ Mr Trump said.