Trump says Duterte ‘doing great’ on war vs drugs

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This handout photo taken by the Presidential Photographers' Division on December 2, 2016 and released December 3, 2016 shows Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte gesturing as he talks to US President-elect Donald Trump on the phone at Legaspi Suites in Davao City. US President-elect Donald Trump told Duterte that Manila was conducting its deadly drug war "the right way", Duterte said on December 3, in stark contrast to the criticism he received from President Barack Obama. / AFP PHOTO / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTOGRAPHERS' DIVISION / Toto Lozano / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTOGRAPHERS' DIIVISION / TOTO LOZANO " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

 

“You are doing great. Go ahead!”

This was what United States President-elect Donald Trump told President Rodrigo Duterte during their phone conversation on Dec. 2.

Duterte on Wednesday recalled that Trump told him to just focus on his war against illegal drugs because America had its own problems.

“President Duterte, you are doing great,” he recalled Trump telling him.

The Philippines had a strained relationship with the US after President Barack Obama criticised Duterte on his brutal war against illegal drugs.

Duterte did not like that Obama was interfering with the Philippines’ domestic affairs.

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