Remember when President-Elect Donald Trump said he could shoot people on Fifth Avenue and not have it affect his poll numbers.
Well, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte actually has killed people by his own admission. Duterte admitted to killing three people when he was Mayor of Davao City from 2013 before becoming President earlier this year. All of whom were reportedly suspects, not convicted criminals mind you. Duterte is the very personification of judge, jury and executioner. Duterte makes Ferdinand Marcos (a man he strongly admires) like a pussycat. This is, after all, a man who admires and compares himself to Hitler.
What makes Duterte dangerous to America is his threat to cease the Philippines alliance with this country. and align with China. Given China's aggressive posture in the South China Sea, the Philippines can cause this country tremendous harm.
Like Trump, when Duterte says he's killed people his poll numbers are bound to go up. Unfortunately, that is the way the world is going right now.
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