“Who Is He To Confront Me?” – Philippines President Unloads On “Son Of A Bitch” Barack Obama. Obama Tucks Tail, Officially Cancels Meeting With President Who Called Him “Son Of A Bitch”!
- Duterte is hilarious and great material for Comedy Central, if only they will use it. And Yes, there is every likelihood that he will tell US-Pentagram to “Go to Hell!”.
– - “Who Is He To Confront Me?” – Philippines President Unloads On “Son Of A Bitch” Barack Obama
by Tyler Durden, www.zerohedge.com
What was an embarrassing weekend for president Barack Obama, whose arrival at the G-20 summit in China was a case study in diplomatic humiliation, just turned even worse when on Monday, Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte warned the US president not to question him about extrajudicial killings, or “son of a bitch I will swear at you” when the two presidents meet at a summit in Laos in the coming days.
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The topic of Duterte’s killing spree, supposedly involving mostly criminals and drug-traffickers, without due process has raised eyebrows most recently by the United Nations, which urged the Philippines to stop executing and killing people linked to drug business and threatened that “state actors” could be punished. As a result, two weeks ago Duterte lashed out at the UN and threatened that the country could leave the UN. “Maybe we’ll just have to decide to separate from the United Nations. If you’re that rude, son of a bitch, we’ll just leave you,” Duterte told reporters in Davao, quoted by Bloomberg. “I don’t give a shit about them,” he added. “They are the ones interfering. You do not just go out and give a shitting statement against a country.”
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– - Obama Tucks Tail, Officially Cancels Meeting With President Who Called Him “Son Of A Bitch”
by Tyler Durden, www.zerohedge.com
*Update – Earlier we reported that Obama was considering cancelling his meeting scheduled for tomorrow with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte after being called a “son of a bitch.” Well, the cancellation is now official.
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After calling President Obama a “son of a bitch,” both Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Obama have called into question whether a meeting between the two will go ahead as planned for tomorrow. Obama expressed doubts the two could have “constructive, productive conversations”while Duterte responded to questions on whether the meeting would go ahead as planned by simply saying “Maybe, if I feel good.”
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Last week the White House announced that Obama would meet with Duterte on Tuesday to discuss tensions in the South China Sea, among other issues. The meeting would be the first between the world leaders since Duterte took office in June. That said, Obama apparently now has questioned whether sitting down with someone who recently called him a “son of a bitch” would be “productive.” In comments from the G-20 summit in China, Obama said that before having a meeting he likes to make sure “it’s actually productive and we’re getting something done.” Per Reuters:
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