Philippines president to Obama: 'I'm no American puppet' - CNNPolitics.com
(CNN)The White House on Monday canceled President Obama's upcoming meeting with Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte.
This comes after Duterte lashed out at Obama for wading into the issue of the Philippines' leader's controversial policy toward drug dealers.
Obama and Duterte had been set to meet in Laos this week, where Obama is attending a meeting of Southeast Asian leaders...
...the Filipino leader did not take kindly...
...saying Obama had better think twice about raising the issue of the killings.
"Who does he think he is? I am no American puppet. I am the president of a sovereign country and I am not answerable to anyone except the Filipino people," Duterte scoffed in a speech Monday. "Son of a b****, I will swear at you."
(CNN)The White House on Monday canceled President Obama's upcoming meeting with Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte.
This comes after Duterte lashed out at Obama for wading into the issue of the Philippines' leader's controversial policy toward drug dealers.
Obama and Duterte had been set to meet in Laos this week, where Obama is attending a meeting of Southeast Asian leaders...
...the Filipino leader did not take kindly...
...saying Obama had better think twice about raising the issue of the killings.
"Who does he think he is? I am no American puppet. I am the president of a sovereign country and I am not answerable to anyone except the Filipino people," Duterte scoffed in a speech Monday. "Son of a b****, I will swear at you."