President Obama on Thursday rebuked Donald TrumpDonald TrumpWATCH LIVE: Clinton holds press conference in NY Donald Trump breathes life into GOP, resurrects Party of Lincoln Scarborough rips Johnson after MSNBC interview MORE’s criticism of his leadership, expressing confidence Americans would oppose the Republican presidential nominee and his “wacky” ideas on Election Day.
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“One of the things the two leaders focused on was our determination to move forward with the deployment of the THAAD system, which protects US personnel in the Republic of Korea, protects our allies, and it ultimately is necessary to counter the threat from North Korean ballistic missiles”, Rhodes said at a briefing in Laos, according to a White House transcript. Obama had canceled a formal meeting with Duterte after the new Philippine leader used a crude schoolyard epithet to insult the president and warn him not to bring up extrajudicial killings in the Philippines during their meeting.
Modi said he was especially happy to be in Vientiane at a time when India and Laos are celebrating the anniversary.
During his two-day visit, Modi is scheduled to have several bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the Summits, beginning with an interaction with Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe today.
As his time in office approaches an end, President Obama has periodically dropped hints of his post-presidency plans, from aspirations to own a stake in an National Basketball Association team to returning to the classroom to lecture.
“People start thinking that we should be grading on a curve”, he said. I can’t say how long they met. “But I also look forward to discussing how we can constructively move forward together to lower tensions and promote diplomacy and regional stability”.
Prime Ministet Narendra Modi arrived in Vientiane, Lao PDR on Wednesday to attend the 14th ASEAN-India Summit and the 11th East Asia Summit, according to media reports.
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The White House said Obama had affirmed his support for India’s participation in the Nuclear Suppliers Group, a consortium aimed at preventing civilian nuclear technology from diverted for military use.
