Duterte in filthy rant against Obama
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PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte called Barack Obama a “son of a whore” yesterday as he vowed not to be lectured by the US leader on human rights when they meet in Laos.
The acid-tongued Duterte bristled at warnings he would face questioning by the US president over a war against drugs in the Philippines that has claimed more than 2,400 lives in just over two months.
“You must be respectful. Do not just throw away questions and statements. Son of a whore, I will curse you in that forum,” Duterte told a news conference shortly before flying to Laos to attend a summit. “We will be wallowing in the mud like pigs if you do that to me.”
Duterte was due to hold a bilateral meeting with Obama today on the sidelines of a gathering of global leaders hosted by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Vientiane, the Lao capital.
But shortly after Duterte spoke, Obama appeared to cast doubt on whether such a meeting could take place.
Calling Duterte “a colorful guy,” the US president said he was asking his staff to find out whether a meeting would be useful.
“I always want to make sure if I’m having a meeting that it’s actually productive and we’re getting something done,” he told reporters.
Duterte, 71, was elected in May on a promise to wage an unprecedented war on illegal drugs that would see tens of thousands of suspects killed. Since he took office on June 30, over 2,400 people have been killed in police anti-drug operations and by suspected vigilantes.
Obama said he would not shy away from raising concerns about the way the issue was being handled under the new administration.
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