Philippines’ Duterte Says Trump Deserves to Be Reelected

U.S. President Donald J. Trump (L) shakes hands with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (R) before the opening ceremony of the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Manila, Philippines, Nov. 13, 2017. Mark R. Cristino/Pool/Reuters

MANILA—Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday that President Donald Trump deserved to be reelected, praising the Trump’s reaction to his decision to end a decades-old military agreement with the United States.

Trump said on Wednesday he did not mind Duterte’s decision to end the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) even as Defense Secretary Mark Esper called the move “unfortunate.”