Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte expressed regret on Tuesday for a tirade against Barack Obama in which he called the US leader a “son of a whore” . “While the immediate cause was my strong comments to certain press questions that elicited concern and distress we also regret it came across as a personal attack on the US president,” a statement released by Duterte said. But Obama pulled out of holding a bilateral meeting after Duterte launched a tirade against him ahead of the visit during a Monday press conference. Read: Tarmac trouble to Turkey ties: Why it was a tricky last G20 meet for Obama“You must be respectful. Son of a whore, I will curse you in that forum,” Duterte told reporters when asked about his message for Obama.

Source: Hindustan Times September 06, 2016 04:56 UTC