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Trump Praises Duterte
Trump Never met a foreign thug he didn't like.
Apparently the two formed a strong bond over their shared dislikes,,,,,a Free Press,,,,Human rights,,,,, the Rule of Law,,,, President Obama
Sorry, wrong photo,,,,,,
Trump and Duterte share a joke as US president hails 'great relationship' with self-proclaimed killer
US President Donald Trump said on Monday he had a "great relationship" with his Philippine counterpart, Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, amid contradictory messages from the administration of each country over whether human rights were discussed.
The two presidents bonded during their much anticipated first formal meeting on Monday, held on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific summit in Manila.
The two presidents shared a joke at the media's expense, with Mr Trump laughing as Mr Duterte joked that the press are “spies”.
According to Harry Roque, a Philippines government spokesman, the two presidents bonded over another shared dislike, former US President Barack Obama, who Mr Duterte dismissed as “a son of a whore” due to Mr Obama's criticism of the violent anti-drugs campaign launched by Mr Duterte in 2016.
Philippine foreign ministry spokesman Robespierre Bolivar said the two presidents shared “an excellent rapport” - a bromance on full view at an official dinner hosted by Mr Duterte on Sunday night for Trump and heads of government from around the Pacific Rim.
Mr Trump and Mr Duterte raised a toast before the Philippine president took to the stage to croon a Filipino ballad, egged on by his American counterpart.
However contradictory accounts of the details of their meeting emerged on Monday afternoon, with White House press officer Sarah Huckabee Sanders telling media that the leaders' conversation “focused on ISIS, illegal drugs, and trade.”
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We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists.
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Re: Trump Praises Duterte
He bonds with some of the worst leaders.
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Re: Trump Praises Duterte
Trump admires Duterte because his approval ratings among Philippine citizens is somewhere between 76 to 82 percent while Trump’s approval rating is somewhere between a dismal 31 to 38 percent.
Maybe Trump will start a program of domestic violence in conjunction with the NRA to silence opposition in the name of enhanced vetting of anyone considered an illegal alien.
That will probably work with his base.