Oh, Donald Trump. You certainly have an interesting list of admirers, don’t you? From David Duke to Vladimir Putin, your list of buddies reads like a who’s who of movie villains.
Now Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has joined the gang of bad guys who just love our President-elect.
Have you heard the phrase “Damning with faint praise?” You know, when someone makes a statement that was supposed to come across as a compliment, but ends up making the recipient look really, really bad?
The Philippine President just damned Mr. Trump with the faintest of praise.
He said that he and Mr. Trump are a lot alike. They both like to curse. They both brag that they have no filter and they refuse to be diplomatic.
Philippines President Duterte to Donald Trump: ‘I Like Your Mouth’ https://t.co/TZnDarkg4Y pic.twitter.com/cil9swbBiw
— CitizenSlant (@CitizenSlant) December 19, 2016
President Duterte has achieved international notoriety for admitting that he used to personally murder suspected “criminals” on the streets. He is famous for his cursing and his foul mouthed attacks on everyone from the Pope to journalists who ask too many pointed questions.
"I cannot lie," President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines says, confirming he did kill people as mayor https://t.co/vGM77Zzrgy
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 19, 2016
Duterte is no friend to the United States. He has told President Barack Obama to “go to hell” because of a disagreement on continuing America arms sales to the Philippines.
Best of all, if you can believe this, Duterte compared himself to Adolf Hitler, claiming that he wanted to kill “millions of drug users.”
Yup.
This guy is a real prince. You can see how he might enjoy being linked with people like KKK leader David Duke.
Now the bombastic, cursing President has drawn a comparison between himself and our very own bombastic, cursing President-elect.
While speaking about Trump, Duterte told the Associated Press:
“I like your mouth. It’s like mine — yes, Mr. President. We are similar and people with the same feathers flock together.”
Oh, boy.
You can see that not only do both men like to curse, both men like to mangle the language.
At least Duterte can say that English isn’t his first language. What’s Trump’s excuse?
