Buddha quote ask "Between Trump and Giuliani, who's the evil one?"

So, today's Buddhist quote comes from Daisadu Ikeda and the Soka Gakkai:

Buddhism teaches that being led astray by evil friends, (negative influences) is to be feared more than being killed by a mad elephant.  A mad elephant can only destroy our physical body, but evil friends, if we allow ourselves to be influenced by them, will drag us down into a state of hell. 

Looking at current events in the USA, I'm scratching my head.