President Rodrigo Duterte is running a government fueled by murders that provide excitement for his supporters and fear for his opponents; a murder state where the pretense of democracy is drowned in blood.
According to police statistics, more than 4,000 people have been killed by the police in antidrug operations or by vigilantes in drug-related cases since Mr. Duterte became president. Mr. Sabio’s complaint puts that number at more than 8,000.
So, naturally, Donald Trump gave him a call. But his outreach to a mass murderer was so friendly that it surprised even the members of Trump’s own regime.
When President Trump called President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines on Saturday, White House officials saw it as part of a routine diplomatic outreach to Southeast Asian leaders. Mr. Trump, characteristically, had his own ideas.
During their “very friendly conversation,” the administration said in a late-night statement, Mr. Trump invited Mr. Duterte, an authoritarian leader accused of ordering extrajudicial killings of drug suspects in the Philippines, to visit him at the White House.
Trump claims that his invite went out to Duterte because he needs support in the conflict with North Korea, an idea that seems more than a little ludicrous. But considering that Trump’s rally over the weekend included chants of “lock her up” and an a “deeply disturbing” speech, there’s another reason for bringing in Duterte.
Trump could be looking for tips.
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