At a rally in Fletcher, North Carolina, Donald Trump said that the Philippines have “broken with decades of pro-American foreign policy to instead leave for the orbit of China and Russia.” The GOP nominee attacked President Obama for spending too much time campaigning for Hillary Clinton instead of working. “Our economy isn’t growing at all,” he added.
U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump weighed in on his country's ties with the Philippines, criticizing President Rodrigo Duterte over his anti-U.S. rhetoric.
In an exclusive interview with Reuters on Tuesday, Trump said Duterte's recent statements against the U.S. show "a lack of respect" for the Philippines' decades-old ally.
"I think it's a horrible thing that the United States is reduced to being thrown out of a country," Trump said in reaction to Duterte's declaration that he wants foreign troops out of the Philippines. However, Trump lambasted Obama's alleged lack of engagement with world leaders, blaming him for the downturn in Philippines-U.S. relations, Reuters said.
"There's a big group of people that are in that category (of world leaders who dislike Obama) because Obama wants to focus on his golf game," Trump said in the interview.
"He doesn't want to take the time necessary to get along with people. It's too bad," he added.
Duterte has repeatedly criticized the U.S. and Obama.
The President's latest salvo came on Wednesday, when Duterte reiterated that he wanted foreign troops, of which America has over 100 on Philippine soil, to leave the country as part of his pursuit of an independent foreign policy.
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U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump weighed in on his country's ties with the Philippines, criticizing President Rodrigo Duterte over his anti-U.S. rhetoric.
In an exclusive interview with Reuters on Tuesday, Trump said Duterte's recent statements against the U.S. show "a lack of respect" for the Philippines' decades-old ally.
"I think it's a horrible thing that the United States is reduced to being thrown out of a country," Trump said in reaction to Duterte's declaration that he wants foreign troops out of the Philippines. However, Trump lambasted Obama's alleged lack of engagement with world leaders, blaming him for the downturn in Philippines-U.S. relations, Reuters said.
"There's a big group of people that are in that category (of world leaders who dislike Obama) because Obama wants to focus on his golf game," Trump said in the interview.
"He doesn't want to take the time necessary to get along with people. It's too bad," he added.
Duterte has repeatedly criticized the U.S. and Obama.
The President's latest salvo came on Wednesday, when Duterte reiterated that he wanted foreign troops, of which America has over 100 on Philippine soil, to leave the country as part of his pursuit of an independent foreign policy.
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