Obama cancels meeting with the Philippines president calls him a 'son of a b****'
Barack Obama has cancelled a scheduled meeting with Rodrigo Duterte, after the new Filipino president appeared to describe the US leader as a “son of a b****.”
Mr Duterte, known to some as “The Punisher” for his brutal approach to crime, delivered his profanity-laced broadside in a Monday address, after Mr Obama had criticised his controversial crackdown on the drugs trade in the Philippines.
The two presidents were due to meet in Laos later this week, where both are attending a meeting of Southeast Asian leaders. Mr Obama had said he would raise the question of Mr Duterte’s ruthless war on drugs, which has led to a spate of police and vigilante killings.
Mr Duterte, however, warned the US president not to challenge him on the issue. “Who does he think he is? I am no American puppet. I am the president of a sovereign country and I am not answerable to anyone except the Filipino people,” Mr Duterte said, adding: “Son of a b****, I will swear at you.”
Mr Duterte has promised medals to any member of the public who shoots a drug dealer, and threatened to take the country out of the United Nations after facing criticism from the organisation over the human rights implications of his anti-crime campaign.
Speaking at a news conference on Monday, Mr Obama described his Filipino counterpart as a “colourful guy” and said he had asked his staff to assess whether a meeting between the two leaders would be “productive” in light of Mr Duterte’s comments.
Later, the White House announced that Mr Obama would instead meet with President Park Geun-hye of South Korea
Haha .. This guy is amazing .. But is it right to cheese off the leader of the free world ?
IM_Pinay: You may be right.. I find it strange that everyone got the translation wrong .. However, the fact remains that you can't mess with The Big Dog ......
I don't think you need to be polite to all these liars and gangsters called 'politicians'! After all it is them who cause the trouble in this world.
High approval rate doesn't mean, one can do any non-sense. Even Hitler was very famous in Germany and had immense following.
Mufti: That may be so, but he has high approval rating in the country. However, I agree that he needs to be a politician when interacting with other world leaders
Impolite. You don't address world leaders like this. Mr Duterte is not fit for the post he is handling.
WT, This is another wrong '' I have no respect for either one. ''''
According to the latest information, he has apologized to Obama.
Like Trump , he seems to shoot from the hip.. I support his crusade, but not his language
He is right. Neither the UN nor the USA are to be taken seriously. Both failed in almost every situation they were supposed to contribute a positive solution for. I have no respect for either one.
But we must see the other side of the coin ......... He did not say this at his face .......... so media may have twisted the wordings ......... we do not know ...... !
It is better to speak softly with everyone
We need to give respect to each & every living person .......