India, Nov. 3 -- US President Donald Trump came out in rare praise of his Chinese and Russian counterparts on Sunday. In an interview with CBS news, Trump praised both Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin for being "smart, tough, serious" leaders.

During his interview with CBS, which was the first since the lawsuit against Paramount, Trump was asked which leader was tougher to deal with - Putin or Xi.

In his response, the US president drew no distinction between the two, calling them both equally tough.

"Both tough. Both smart. They're both very strong leaders. These are people not to be toyed with. These are people you have to take very seriously. They're not walking in saying, Oh, isn't it a beautiful day? Look how beautiful. The sun is shi...