iron fist

But he also heaped praise on President Xi Jinping as a “brilliant” leader ruling with an “iron fist”.

“He controls 1.4 billion people with an iron fist,” he said admiringly of Xi.

Together Wedding and Clark ruled their enterprise with an iron fist, Estrada said.

At the same time, Trump has praised Chinese President Xi Jinping — who has near absolute power — as “brilliant” and strong, saying he rules China’s population “with an iron fist.”

The son of Japanese immigrants, Fujimori ruled with an iron fist, his time in office marked by dramatic twists and turns.