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Philippines’ Duterte Regrets Tirade After U.S. Drops Meeting

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Golly, gosh darn! Words can have consequences. Duterte calls the President a "son of a bitch" and "son of whore" and now says his words weren't meant as a "personal attack" HA!

Philippines’ Duterte Regrets Tirade After U.S. Drops Meeting

Duterte said he would curse Obama in Laos if drug war raised

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte sought to mend fences after his expletive-laden tirade against Barack Obama prompted the U.S. president to cancel a one-on-one meeting in Laos.

In a statement issued by his office on Tuesday, Duterte said he regretted that his comments warning the U.S. against interfering in a war on drugs “came across as a personal attack." The nations agreed to move the meeting to a later date, he added.

Obama had an adult-level response to the teenage level attacks: “clearly he’s a colorful guy
 
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