Washington, May 14 -- US President Donald Trump on Friday sought to recast Chinese President Xi Jinping's words, arguing they referred to what he described as the "damage" of the Biden administration, while claiming the United States has re-emerged as the world's leading economic and military power under his tenure.

Trump made the remarks in a post on Truth Social and argued that the assessment of decline was "100 per cent correct" when referring to what he described as the impact of the Biden administration, which he blamed for weakened borders, higher taxes, policy shifts on social issues, and broader economic mismanagement.

"When President Xi very elegantly referred to the United States as perhaps being a declining nation, he was ref...