Politics

Philippines President ‘Expresses Regret’ For Cursing Obama

Written by Teunis Felter

Recently inaugurated Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is “expressing regret” for his comments at a fiery press conference, in which he called President Obama a “son of a bitch” or “son of a whore” (depending on how you translate the Tagalog) and threatened to swear at him in a planned bilateral meeting. The White House canceled the meeting shortly after Duterte’s comments.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/06/492778889/philippines-president-expresses-regret-for-cursing-obama

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Teunis Felter

Teunis Felter has over 20 years experience as an author, editor, and scientist. When not exploring outside, he enjoys reading history, researching genealogy, and civilly discussing politics.