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Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte Warns Obama Not to Ask About Killings Obama Cancels Meeting After Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s Slur
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President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines used an expletive to warn President Obama on Monday not to ask him about extrajudicial killings, raising questions about whether the two leaders would meet at an Asian summit meeting this week as planned. President Obama canceled a meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines scheduled for Tuesday in Laos, after the Philippine president directed an expletive at Mr. Obama on Monday.
Mr. Duterte warned Mr. Obama not to ask him about extrajudicial killings related to his crackdown on drug dealers, a campaign pledge that helped sweep him to victory in the country’s presidential election in May.
“I am a president of a sovereign state, and we have long ceased to be a colony,” Mr. Duterte told reporters before he left his country for Laos, where he and Mr. Obama will attend the meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.“I am a president of a sovereign state, and we have long ceased to be a colony,” Mr. Duterte told reporters before he left his country for Laos, where he and Mr. Obama will attend the meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
“I do not have any master except the Filipino people, nobody but nobody,” he said in remarks published by The Associated Press. Apparently addressing Mr. Obama, he added: “You must be respectful. Do not just throw questions.” Then, using a curse in Tagalog that can be translated as “son of a bitch,” he added, “I will swear at you in that forum.”“I do not have any master except the Filipino people, nobody but nobody,” he said in remarks published by The Associated Press. Apparently addressing Mr. Obama, he added: “You must be respectful. Do not just throw questions.” Then, using a curse in Tagalog that can be translated as “son of a bitch,” he added, “I will swear at you in that forum.”
Mr. Obama, who was in China for a Group of 20 meeting, departed on Monday for Laos, becoming the first American president to visit the nation. In addition to taking part in the Asian regional summit meeting, he is scheduled to speak at a forum with young people.Mr. Obama, who was in China for a Group of 20 meeting, departed on Monday for Laos, becoming the first American president to visit the nation. In addition to taking part in the Asian regional summit meeting, he is scheduled to speak at a forum with young people.
Mr. Obama had planned to meet Mr. Duterte in Laos on Tuesday. But after the Filipino leader’s remarks, Obama administration officials said the meeting was unlikely. Mr. Obama had planned to meet Mr. Duterte in Laos, but Ned Price, the National Security Council spokesman, said early Tuesday that the meeting had been canceled.
“Clearly, he’s a colorful guy,” Mr. Obama said Monday. “I always want to make sure if I’m having a meeting that it’s productive.”“Clearly, he’s a colorful guy,” Mr. Obama said Monday. “I always want to make sure if I’m having a meeting that it’s productive.”
Mr. Duterte, a former mayor of Davao, was apparently referring to the numbers highlighting his crackdown on drug dealers, a part of the campaign pledge that swept him to victory in the country’s presidential election in May. Mr. Duterte, a former mayor of Davao, was apparently referring to the numbers highlighting his campaign against drug dealers.
Last month, the Philippines’s top police official, Chief Ronald dela Rosa, told a Senate hearing that killings by the police and vigilantes in the country’s war on drugs had soared to nearly 1,800 in the seven weeks since Mr. Duterte was sworn into office. Last month, the Philippines’ top police official, Chief Ronald dela Rosa, told a Senate hearing that killings by the police and vigilantes in the country’s war on drugs had soared to nearly 1,800 in the seven weeks since Mr. Duterte was sworn into office.
Mr. Duterte’s public image has been characterized by bouts of coarse language. He has lashed out at his critics, threatening to withdraw from the United Nations after human rights experts called for a halt to the killings.Mr. Duterte’s public image has been characterized by bouts of coarse language. He has lashed out at his critics, threatening to withdraw from the United Nations after human rights experts called for a halt to the killings.
He joked about the rape of an Australian missionary during the presidential campaign. He cursed Pope Francis and his entourage for causing huge traffic jams in Manila during the pope’s visit to the Philippines in 2015.He joked about the rape of an Australian missionary during the presidential campaign. He cursed Pope Francis and his entourage for causing huge traffic jams in Manila during the pope’s visit to the Philippines in 2015.