MANILA (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump told his Philippine counterpart that Washington has sent two nuclear submarines to waters off the Korean peninsula, the New York Times said, comments likely to raise questions about his handling of sensitive information. MORE FROM REUTERS

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Trump told Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Washington had “a lot of firepower over there”, according to the New York Times, which quoted a transcript of an April 29 call between the two. President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt, who overthrew his country’s first freely elected president, is “a fantastic guy.” President Kim Jong Un of Korea is “a pretty smart cookie.” President Xi Jinping of China is “a terrific person.” President Vladimir Putin of Russia has “been a leader.”

And now we learn that Duterte, who has bragged of “personally” killing drug dealers in summary executions, is doing an “unbelievable job.”

Trump flatters anybody who flatters him.
During a phone call between U.S. president Donald Trump and Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, Trump allegedly congratulates Duterte on his drug war, which has been widely criticized for its brutality by human rights organizations.