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He likens Trump to Samson, a flawed biblical figure who was used by God for a greater purpose.

In a move which could be likened to swallowing half a paracetamol for acute appendicitis, the government made sure people were paying slightly less than the market rate for a litre of petrol.

Some cast the election in an apocalyptic light and likened Trump to a Biblical figure.

He likened the early days of the Trump administration to the initial invasion of Iraq in 2003.

Ratcliffe, Trump’s nominee for CIA director who served as an intelligence chief in his first term, has likened countering China’s rise to the defeat of fascism or bringing down the Iron Curtain.