Carter was speaking at a news conference after meetings in Hawaii with the defense ministers of southeast Asian nations, including the Philippines, during which Duterte's Hitler comments were not discussed, he said.
"Just speaking personally for myself, I find those comments deeply troubling," Carter said. (Reporting by Yeganeh Torbati; Editing by Sandra Maler)Defense chief says Hitler comments by Philippines president 'deeply troubling'
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