But they aren't Fake News...right...
Posted on 04/30/2017 2:32:12 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
President Trump invited controversial President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines to the White House without consulting the State Department, according to a new report from the New York Times.
The Times reported Sunday that both the National Security Council and the State Department were caught off guard by the announcement, which set off criticism from human rights groups.
“By essentially endorsing Duterte’s murderous war on drugs, Trump is now morally complicit in future killings,” John Sifton of Human Rights Watch told the Times.
Trump and Duterte spoke by phone Saturday, when Trump invited the leader to the White House "to discuss the importance of the United States-Philippines alliance,” according to a readout of the call provided by the White House.
Trump’s call with Duterte was described as “very friendly” in the White House statement and chief of staff Reince Priebus defended it on Sunday, saying it was “all about North Korea.”
Since taking office, Duterte has encouraged the extrajudicial killings of thousands of his own citizens accused of dealing or using drugs. He has also compared his campaign to kill drug users to the Holocaust.
"Hitler massacred 3 million Jews. Now, there are 3 million drug addicts [in the Philippines] ... I'd be happy to slaughter them," he reportedly said in September.
The State Department works for Trump, not the other way around.
Who is the President again?
President has to get approval from state to invite world leaders to White House???? Anyone know?
What, the president is supposed to get permission from his state department?! Impeach him. /s
First of all its a NEW YORK slimes “unamed sources”
and secondly who gives a flip Trump is POTUS he does not have to discuss this with Tillerson do you seriously believe OBAMA called HILLARY everytime he was going to do something? FAKEnews makes me wanna puke...stand back...lol
Still OK to give Iran $150 billion? Wwwwheeww!! Dodged a bullet there!!!
But it’s OK for murderous jihadists and Somali refugees to enter the U.S. though.
“Caught off guard” - awww, gee, say it isn’t so. Didn’t JFK totally skirt the State Department? Can’t a Prez if he wants?? YES.
But they aren't Fake News...right...
Meanwhile odingo released gitmo terrorists who wound back on the battle field.
I’m sure he DID “consult with the State Dept” — i.e. Tillerson. Oh you meant “consult with low-level Obama hirelings in State, so they could leak and spin Trump’s plans”? So sorry.
Exactly.
Wound up
Yeah, whatever. After well over $100,000 spent on my drug-bum son and his cocaine addiction (now coming up on age 47), they can be run through a wood chipper for all I care.
I swear I love Trump more every day.
So?
President Trump trumps the State Department. Which is a hive of reprobates and villainy.
5.56mm
Duerte will come and go. We can’t allow our relationship with the Philippines to dissolve because of him. and to be perfectly honest, the Filipino people elected him knowing full well how he was going to deal with the drug problem. I wouldn’t be bothered if a little bit Duerte rubbed off on Trump.
Who was responsible for the demand?
Even places like Singapore which are truly draconian on street drugs only push people to Rx’s.
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