Carter: Philippines President’s Hitler Comments ‘Deeply Troubling’

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter says he finds comments by the president of the Philippines comparing himself to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler “deeply troubling.” Speaking in Hawaii to reporters following a meeting with ASEAN defense ministers, Carter said Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s recent comments and internal actions were not discussed so he was giving […]

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter says he finds comments by the president of the Philippines comparing himself to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler “deeply troubling.”
Speaking in Hawaii to reporters following a meeting with ASEAN defense ministers, Carter said Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s recent comments and internal actions were not discussed so he was giving his “own view.”
Duterte likened himself to the Nazi leader, saying, “Hitler massacred 3 million Jews. Now, there are 3 million drug addicts. … I’d be happy to slaughter them.”
Philippine police and vigilantes have killed at least 3,000 people for drug use and drug sales since Duterte took office at the end of June.