I agree that was silly. Some Japanese do view the feeding of Koi to be a cultural ritual much like the tea ceremony, but no one should seriously expect the Presdident to be trained and knowledgeable about the cultural practices of traditional Japanese Koi feeding. Several news outlets did show both pours and asked the question can you tell the difference—and you can see there was little difference. Tax policy is another matter though— the strongest critics of the tax policy are business economists and conservatives. I have been in NYC and DC and have been to panels and discussions on this. A conservative called I‎t the biggest government handout and giveaway ever with no incentives for future growth, change, working harder, or innovation which are needed for growth except to rely on more and more national borrowing at all levels private and public— the opposite of incentives for economic growth— wasted on an economy already in recovery from too much debt.