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Rodrigo Duterte calls Justin Trudeau's questions about war on drugs an 'insult'
From https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/14/rodrigo-duterte-justin-trudeau-war-on-drugs-insult
Justin Trudeau reaches out to Rodrigo Duterte, right, alongside the Vietnamese prime minister, Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the Asean summit in Manila on Tuesday. Photograph: Adrian Wyld/AP
Rodrigo Duterte calls Justin Trudeau's questions about war on drugs an 'insult'
Reuters in Manila
Tuesday 14 November 2017 13.37 EST Last modified on Tuesday 14 November 2017 14.23 EST
The Philippines president, Rodrigo Duterte, attacked Canada’s Justin Trudeau at the end of a summit of Asian and western nations for raising questions about his war on drugs, a topic skirted by other leaders, including Donald Trump.
At the traditional news conference by the host nation at the end of the summit on Tuesday, Duterte was asked how he had responded to the Canadian prime minister raising the issue of human rights and extrajudicial killings in his anti-drugs drive.
“I said I will not explain. It is a personal and official insult,” the Philippines president said in the course of a rambling answer, although he did not refer to Trudeau by name.
“I only answer to the Filipino. I will not answer to any other bullshit, especially foreigners. Lay off.”
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Reuters in Manila
Tuesday 14 November 2017 13.37 EST Last modified on Tuesday 14 November 2017 14.23 EST
The Philippines president, Rodrigo Duterte, attacked Canada’s Justin Trudeau at the end of a summit of Asian and western nations for raising questions about his war on drugs, a topic skirted by other leaders, including Donald Trump.
At the traditional news conference by the host nation at the end of the summit on Tuesday, Duterte was asked how he had responded to the Canadian prime minister raising the issue of human rights and extrajudicial killings in his anti-drugs drive.
“I said I will not explain. It is a personal and official insult,” the Philippines president said in the course of a rambling answer, although he did not refer to Trudeau by name.
“I only answer to the Filipino. I will not answer to any other bullshit, especially foreigners. Lay off.”
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