“It was President Duterte who brought up with President Trump the drug menace in the Philippines, and the US president appeared sympathetic and did not have any official position on the matter but was merely nodding his head,” he said. Read more Philippines On the final leg of his tour, Trump hails his great relationship with President Rodrigo Duterte, who shares some populist and mercurial characteristics with his guest, and stands accused of masterminding a brutal crackdown on drugs. Prior to their meeting, Trump said he and Duterte “had a great relationship”. Duterte has regularly been described as the “Donald Trump of Asia” for his mercurial temperament and anti-establishment populist support. And you were fantastic.”The Duterte meeting came as the US president wound down his 12-day Asia tour.

Source: The Guardian November 13, 2017 10:50 UTC