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President Rodrigo Duterte said there was no comparing former US President Barack Obama with his successor to the White House as he accused the former of treating him like an ordinary “postal employee” for criticizing his war on drugs.
Duterte said Obama’s comment was in contrast with US President Donald Trump, who had praised Manila’s campaign against illegal drugs.
It was remembered September of last year, Duterte called calls Obama a 'son of a w****' which he clarified was his expression.
“This Obama, he criticized me as if I was a federal government employee. I was treated like a postal employee,” the President said in Digos City, where he attended the 50th founding anniversary of Davao del Sur province.
“That is why I said, ‘Fuck you. You can go to hell, Mr. Obama. Why are you … I’m just trying to protect my country. Why are you telling me how … and then you’ll say you’ll file a case against me … Go ahead and file a case,’” he said.
Duterte said the situation under US President Trump was a complete turnaround following his support for the government policy.
In our recent posts, President Trump praises Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte in a phone call for doing an “unbelievable" handling of drug problems in his country.
“Ah, you’re doing it right,” Mr. Duterte quoted President Trump as telling him.
“So, to this one President, what I’m doing is good. And for the other President, he’ll even reprimand me as if … Who are you to lecture on me? You can see it’s about drugs,” he said.
Duterte had ranted at Obama after the then US president said the rule of law and respect for human rights should prevail in the Philippines’ war on drugs.
This angered Duterte who had been threatening to cut ties with the United States over what he said was a relationship highly disadvantageous to the Philippines.
So, how was the relationship of Duterte administration to the current administration led by President Trump of the United States?
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