In a presidential election year, we in the U.S. “obsess” over who might become the leader of our country, and often for very good reason. On the other hand, we need look no further than the current elected officials of the Executive Branch to discover enlightening comments that arouse concern amongst allies:
Well in fairness, the remarks were made in a campaign stump speech and no one really believes anything any kakistocrat says on the stump, unless it is about the other candidate.
P.S. You probably won’t see this reported in the U.S. media, or if so, in a buried segment. This did get some serious attention on NHK World, however.