Duterte claims Trump backing for drug warMANILA--U.S. President-elect Donald Trump told Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte that Manila was conducting its deadly drug war "the right way," Duterte said Saturday, in stark contrast to the criticism he received from President Barack Obama. Trump's office released a brief statement following the conversation, saying Duterte had congratulated Trump and the two agreed to work together closely. Duterte won presidential elections in May after pledging to kill tens of thousands of drug suspects, warning that otherwise the Philippines would turn into a narco-state. Duterte also said he would be "happy to slaughter" three million drug addicts, and likened his campaign to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler's efforts to exterminate Jews in Europe. But on Saturday, Duterte said he "could sense a good rapport" with an "animated" Trump.

Source: The China Post December 03, 2016 08:15 UTC