India, May 15 -- US President Donald Trump has accepted Chinese President Xi Jinping's remarks that America was a declining nation, but said that assessment applied to the period when 'sleepy' Joe Biden was in charge. Trump said he agreed '100 percent' with Xi's assessment, adding that 'he was referring to the tremendous damage we suffered during the four years of Sleepy Joe Biden and the Biden Administration'.

The US president said Xi was not referring to how the US is rising under his leadership. Trump defended his administration's record, claiming the United States had witnessed an 'incredible rise' during the '16 spectacular months' of his presidency.

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