Trump Scorches Media Over Coverage Of ‘Chosen One’ Remarks

On Wednesday, President Trump referred to himself as “the chosen one” while answering a question regarding the ongoing trade war with China:

So, the fake news, of which many of you are members, is trying to convince the public to have a recession. “Let’s have a recession!” The United States is doing phenomenally well, but one thing I have to do is economically take on China because China has been ripping us off for many years. President Clinton, President Bush, and President Obama and others should have done this long before me. My life would be much easier – although I enjoy doing it – but my life would be much easier if I just said, “Let China continue to rip off the United States,” alright? It would be much easier, but I can’t do that.