On the domestic challenges facing Trump, Al-Sisi was again glowing in his praise, claiming that the U.S. president would improve America’s fortunes.
“I very much admire President Trump. I anticipated his victory and I anticipate that he will succeed in managing a country as massive as the U.S.,” he said.
Egypt’s leader Al-Sisi has also cultivated warmer relationships with Russian leader President Vladimir Putin and claimed at the weekend that choosing between Russia and the United States was “the old morals of politics.”
While acting solely as a military chief in 2013, Al-Sisi led the overthrow of former President Mohammed Morsi. In June 2014, and with the open support of Putin, Al-Sisi won the presidential election with 96.1 percent of the vote.
Al-Sisi told CNBC over the weekend that he will respect the country’s constitution which permits its leaders to serve only two four-year terms.
