Obama, making the first US presidential visit to Laos, a nation secretly bombed by the US during the Vietnam War, also said US Republican party candidate Donald Trump showed that he was unfit to become president “every time he speaks”.
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The two countries are treaty allies and Washington has strongly backed Manila’s calls for China to abide by a recent ruling over the South China Sea, which the Philippines won.
Days after the President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, caused controversy by reportedly calling President Obama a “son of a b****”, he has returned with insults towards UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.
“I am the president of a sovereign country and I am not answerable to anyone except the Filipino people”, he proclaimed before traveling to Laos for the summit.
“I am not ready to concede”, Obama said, adding that his administration was making progress in reducing the prison’s population.
“It’s son of a bitch or son of a gun”.
Relations saw a spectacular setback this week when Duterte branded Obama a “son of a whore” after being told the United States president planned to raise concerns about his war on drugs.
– “More will be killed” – ========================= Duterte was elected to office in a landslide this year after pledging to kill 100,000 people in an unprecedented war on crime.
“It all springs from the fact that the relationship between the Philippines and the United States is firm, very strong”, Yasay said. “I think it seems to be just a, you know, a habit, a way of speaking for him”. You must be respectful. Do not just throw away questions and statements. Concerns for human rights amid reports of police brutality sparked Duterte’s initial tirade against Obama – Duterte warned that, if Obama attempted to lecture him on human rights, “son of a whore, I will swear at you”.
Well, now it can be told, Obama and Duterte had a small talk on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Nations (Asean) summit in Laos.
Duterte, who assumed the presidency in June, has had an uneasy relationship with the US, his country’s longtime treaty ally. He has said he is charting a foreign policy not dependent on the US, and has moved to reduce tensions with China over rival territorial claims.
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The presidency is a “serious business” requiring knowledge, preparation and policies thought through to be implemented, Obama said, reiterating his support for Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton.
