At the same time, he praised US President Donald Trump who said Duterte is "doing it right." He said, "'Yang si Trump, nag-iisip nang malalim 'yan. Hindi' yan magiging bilyonaryo... Kita mo 'yung building niya? Paano ka magiging bobo?" (Trump is a deep thinker. He will not be a billionaire otherwise... Have you seen his building? How can he be stupid?)