Trump boasts of 'great relationship' with Philippines' Duterte at first formal meeting
Source: The Washington Post
By David Nakamura and Emily Rauhala November 13 at 1:37 AM
MANILA — President Trump met here Monday with Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte amid questions from human rights advocates about whether Trump would confront his counterpart over a bloody drug war that has resulted in thousands of extrajudicial killings.
Trump had praised Duterte for doing an “unbelievable job” in combating the illicit drug trade during a private phone call in April that focused mostly on North Korea. In that call, the contents of which were first revealed in detail in May by The Washington Post, Trump also invited Duterte to visit the White House.
The two leaders met for the first time briefly on Friday at an economic summit in Danang, Vietnam, and were photographed raising wine glasses together in a toast at the opening dinner of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations forum on Sunday. Images of them appearing to at ease with one another and, like other leaders at the summit, wearing traditional barong tagalong shirts, were published in Philippines newspapers.
On two occasions, however, Trump declined to answer shouted questions from reporters about whether he had pressed Duterte on human rights.
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