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10-20-2016, 09:47 PM
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(CNN)Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte called the US ambassador to his country a "gay son of a bitch" in a speech, prompting US diplomats to raise the issue with their Filipino counterparts in Washington.
Recounting Secretary of State John Kerry's visit to the country, Duterte, speaking Tagalog, said that he was feuding with US Ambassador Philip Goldberg.
"I was with (incoming defense chief General) Delfin Lorenzana. We talked to Kerry, he was actually OK because I had a fight with his ambassador. I told him: 'your ambassador is a gay son of a bitch.'"
"I was annoyed at him, for interfering in the elections, giving statements here and there. He wasn't supposed to do that."
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"Kerry came here, we had a meal, and he left me and Delfin $33 million. I said, OK, maybe we should offend them more, so this crazy will just give more money, just to make peace. So, it's all about the money."
Duterte's comments came as he addressed troops at the country's Armed Forces Central Command Headquarters on August 5.
US State Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau said the department had summoned the Filipino chargé d'affaires to "clarify" Duterte's remarks.
"We have asked the Philippines chargé to come into the State Department to clarify those remarks," she said at a briefing.
Goldberg has been the US ambassador to the Philippines since November 2013.
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(CNN)Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte called the US ambassador to his country a "gay son of a bitch" in a speech, prompting US diplomats to raise the issue with their Filipino counterparts in Washington.
Recounting Secretary of State John Kerry's visit to the country, Duterte, speaking Tagalog, said that he was feuding with US Ambassador Philip Goldberg.
"I was with (incoming defense chief General) Delfin Lorenzana. We talked to Kerry, he was actually OK because I had a fight with his ambassador. I told him: 'your ambassador is a gay son of a bitch.'"
"I was annoyed at him, for interfering in the elections, giving statements here and there. He wasn't supposed to do that."
Philippines gets its own Trump. He also called Kerry "crazy" and suggested that he "offend" him more to get more aid.
Philippine President accuses officials of drug ties.
"Kerry came here, we had a meal, and he left me and Delfin $33 million. I said, OK, maybe we should offend them more, so this crazy will just give more money, just to make peace. So, it's all about the money."
Duterte's comments came as he addressed troops at the country's Armed Forces Central Command Headquarters on August 5.
US State Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau said the department had summoned the Filipino chargé d'affaires to "clarify" Duterte's remarks.
"We have asked the Philippines chargé to come into the State Department to clarify those remarks," she said at a briefing.
Goldberg has been the US ambassador to the Philippines since November 2013.