Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and United States of America President Barack Obama met briefly on Wednesday despite recent allegations that Duterte has blasted Obama with insults. However, Duterte claimed that he did not call Obama a “son of a w—-.”
Despite the bilateral meeting being cancelled they still had a brief conversation in the holding room before the ASEAN Gala dinner and they were the last to people to leave. The two presidents exchanged pleasantries.
Speaking to the reporters, Duterte responded when asked about his message to the US President saying, “You must be respectful. Do not just throw away questions and statements. Son of a w****, I will curse you in that forum.”
On the other side, Obama initially remarked by branding Duterte a “colourful guy.”
According to TIME magazine, President Rodrigo Duterte revealed what he and Obama discussed about during their brief talk. He told the Filipino community in Indonesia that he informed the US leader that he “never made that statement” and Obama should “check it out.”
He said that the media has distorted his comments, swearing that it was not directed at him. Barack Obama shrugged off the remarks, saying he did not take it personally and then shook Duterte’s hands.
Obama then told Duterte ,“My men will talk to you,” and the Philippine President replied “OK.”
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