On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos American billionaire George Soros has accused the U.S. President Donald Trump of trying to turn the country into “a mafia state”, Gazeta reports citing the Associated Press.

According to Soros, Trump's plans are hampered by the strength of the country's main state agencies. He did not disclose the details.

Soros also predicted Trumps’ defeat in the presidential elections of 2020, calling him a “temporary appearance.”