+3 4 1
Published 8 years ago by aj0690 with 1 Comments
by aj0690
8 years ago 1

Obama Cancels Meeting With New Philippine President

President Barack Obama called off a planned meeting Tuesday with new Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, seeking distance from a U.S. ally's leader during a diplomatic tour that's put Obama in close quarters with a cast of contentious world figures. It's unusual for one president to tell another what to say or not say, and much rarer to call the other a "son of a bitch." Duterte managed to do both just before flying to Laos for a regional summit, warning Obama not to challenge him over extrajudicial killings in the Philippines.

Continue Reading http://www.nytimes.com

Join the Discussion

  • Auto Tier
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
Post Comment
  • spaceghoti
    +3

    It's way too tempting to draw comparisons between Duterte and a Trump administration.

    8 years ago
    Reply
    Save

Here are some other snaps you may like...

discover your
interests.

Check out our front page for a lot more stuff!

Obama calls off meeting with Philippine leader amid 'whore' jibe

Philippines president calls Barack Obama a 'son of a bitch'

'I'll humiliate you': Duterte challenges West to probe Philippines drugs war

Under New Philippine President, Nearly 1,800 Have Died In Extrajudicial Killings

5,900 die in 'war on drugs' in Philippines