US President-elect Donald Trump has praised Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte for his controversial war on drugs in which thousands have died, Duterte said on Saturday following a phone call between the leaders. Donald Trump's phone call to Taiwan president risks China's wrath Read more“He was quite sensitive also to our worry about drugs. And he wishes me well ... in my campaign and he said that ... we are doing it as a sovereign nation, the right way,” Duterte said in a statement. An aide to the Philippines president earlier said Trump invited him to the White House next year during a “very engaging, animated” phone conversation. Duterte has praised China and told Obama to “go to hell” and called him a “son of a bitch” whom he would humiliate if he visited the Philippines.

Source: The Guardian December 03, 2016 01:43 UTC