Trump Praised Philippines President Duterte For Drug War That Has Killed 9,000 People [View all]
Source: HuffPu
Trump Praised Philippines President Duterte For Drug War That Has Killed 9,000 People
POLITICS 05/23/2017 07:45 pm ET | Updated 1 hour ago
Trump told Duterte he was doing an “unbelievable job on the drug problem,” according to a transcript. Human rights groups disagree.
“I just wanted to congratulate you because I am hearing of the unbelievable job on the drug problem,” said Trump. “Many countries have the problem, we have a problem, but what a great job you are doing and I just wanted to call and tell you that.”
Trump then criticized former President Barack Obama, who had spoken out against Duterte’s violent anti-drug offensive that killed an estimated 9,000 people, including many small-time users and dealers, in less than a year.
“I understand that and fully understand that and I think we had a previous president who did not understand that, but I understand that and we have spoken about this before,” Trump said, according to the transcript.
Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-duterte-drug-war-call_us_5924a046e4b0650cc01fd23c
Oh my Gawd.. the Orange Sphincter has no clue, no moral center, no knowledge of history, no sense of suffering, no humility - and REALLY, REALLY, BAD advisers.
This truly sickens me.
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