New Delhi, March 12 -- Boxer and podcaster Jake Paul now has US President Donald Trump's "complete and total" endorsement for a political office he isn't even campaigning for.

During a Kentucky rally, Trump introduced Paul to the crowd by saying the boxer had asked him to appear on his podcast, which he was initially reluctant to do as president.

"His local podcast is big stuff, and he's big stuff," Trump said. "This guy has guts."

He then predicted that Paul would soon make his political debut. "I'm going to make a prediction that you will be, in the not-too-distant future, running for political office," Trump said.

"You have my complete and total endorsement," he added.

"What Trump has taught me is courage. We never back down from ...