Video | Donald Trump, born in Year of the Dog, faces a fiery 12 months, Chinese astrologers predict
White House incumbent – born in 1946 in a Fire Dog year, like two former US presidents – is typically hot-tempered and argumentative, say feng shui experts, who forecast more people will quit his administration this zodiac year
What do Donald Trump, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton have in common? The obvious answer is that they have all been elected US president, but they also share other characteristics. All three were born in 1946 – the Chinese Year of the Dog.
That may not bode well for the incumbent in 2018 – another Year of the Dog – say Chinese astrologers, who predict a rough ride for the Trump administration.
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According to Chinese astrologer and feng shui practitioner Louis Wong, Trump is a typical Fire Dog: hot-tempered, talkative and not in harmony with others, which will work against him in what will be a difficult year ahead.
The 2018 Year of the Earth Dog is dominated by the elements of earth and fire, according to Wong, who runs Hong Kong feng shui consultancy Sky Fortune. He believes this combination will bring the US leader numerous conflicts – not that his first year as president was smooth sailing.
“For the coming year, Donald Trump will still be at the centre of arguments within the White House, and between different countries,” Wong says.
“His colleagues in the White House will resign very frequently. The harmony in his office will not be good … but I think he will still stay in his position for at least two to three years, no problem.”
Trump’s disruptive personality also stems from many conflicts within his astrological birth chart, says Singapore-based Chinese astrologer Clarice Chan.