Pubdate: Thu, 25 May 2017
Source: USA Today (US)
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Author: Doug Stanglin

'GREAT JOB': TRUMP HAILS PHILIPPINE LEADER FOR DRUG WAR

President Trump, in a recent phone call, congratulated Filipino
president Rodrigo Duterte for a "great job" in his crackdown on drugs,
which human rights groups and the United Nations have condemned as a
vigilante-style campaign that has left thousands of suspected drug
dealers and users dead.

The exchange is found in a leaked transcript of a April 29
conversation between the two leaders published by The Washington Post
and reported on by The New York Times.

"I just wanted to congratulate you because I am hearing of the
unbelievable job on the drug problem," Trump says, according to the
transcript. "Many countries have the problem, we have a problem, but
what a great job you are doing and I just wanted to call and tell you
that."
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