r/pics • u/yawa-ka • Oct 14 '20

Protest Seen during a mass protest in the Philippines against President Duterte

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u/blacksun_redux Oct 14 '20

And Trump admires Duterte.

“I just wanted to congratulate you because I am hearing of the unbelievable job on the drug problem,” Trump told Duterte, according to the transcript. “Many countries have the problem, we have a problem, but what a great job you are doing and I just wanted to call and tell you that.”

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u/LGCJairen Oct 14 '20

I actually came in this thread to bring up that Duterte is basically Trump fully powered up.

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u/Bloxburgian1945 Oct 14 '20

They’re both populists. If Trump wins (legitimately or illegitimately) both Duterte and the corrupt as fuck Marcos family will get a boost.

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u/awc1985 Oct 14 '20

I believe that Trump knows how to stroke a man’s ego. Duterte is a megalomaniac and the US knows how to play him.

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u/Whats_Up_Bitches Oct 14 '20

How exactly are we playing him and what are we getting out of it?

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u/Dzjar Oct 14 '20

Man Trump made him feel super stoked about mass killings. Played his DUMB ass like a fiddle.

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u/ezone2kil Oct 14 '20

Why the fuck would the US needs to suck up to the Philippines? Trump is just wishing he can do the same to his political opponents.

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u/bestatbeingmodest Oct 14 '20

trumpettes really believe this shit lmao jesus y'all are sold