No, they weren't, but they also never pretended that the Japanese invaders were the legitimately elected government of the Philippines. @rayw_wwg1wga below has the right idea about my line of inquiry here.
The only ones who are pretending are those that perpetrated the coup. I have heard Trump and allies call the Biden regime illegitimate hundreds of times.
No, they weren't, but they also never pretended that the Japanese invaders were the legitimately elected government of the Philippines. @rayw_wwg1wga below has the right idea about my line of inquiry here.
The only ones who are pretending are those that perpetrated the coup. I have heard Trump and allies call the Biden regime illegitimate hundreds of times.