It was a while back, but wasn’t the election of Barack Obama supposed to win back the world’s respect of the United States after George W. Bush had ruined America’s reputation with his warmongering?
As Twitchy reported, President Obama is currently burning up tons of jet fuel on his goodbye tour, which didn’t start well when the Chinese not only didn’t roll out the red carpet for their guest — they didn’t even roll up stairs, leaving Obama to “go out of the ass” of Air Force One in what observers called a deliberate snub.
There was more turbulence Monday when a change of plans saw a scheduled meeting with Rodrigo Duterte, president of the Philippines, cancelled abruptly by the White House.
Obama cancels meeting with Philippine president per @Price44 instead will meet w South Korea's Park on Tuesday
— Carol Lee (@carolelee) September 5, 2016
Pres.Obama scrubs meeting with Philippine Pres Duterte who crudely warned Obama not to raise issue of govt drug war killings.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 5, 2016
It might have had something to do with President Duterte calling Obama a “son of a whore” (or a “son of a bitch,” depending on which press agency you ask) in a press conference when asked how he’d respond if Obama brought up the thousands of extrajudicial killings the government has racked up in its war on drugs.
.@AP quotes Duterte as warning that Pres Obama shouldn't question him about extrajudicial killings, or "son of a bitch I will swear at you."
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 5, 2016
Just In: @POTUS cancels mtg w Philippines Pres Duterte after leader called him 'son of a whore.' Per @carolelee rpt. pic.twitter.com/02COoyRc2v
— Kate Bennett (@KateBennett_DC) September 5, 2016
Pool spray sounds refreshing though.
— Bert Archer (@bertarcher) September 5, 2016
At least there’s no chance of Obama bowing to his “colorful” host if he stays out of the country entirely.
most humiliating overseas trip for a president in recent memory https://t.co/ZGMb00Hku6
— Christian Vanderbrouk (@UrbanAchievr) September 5, 2016
@redsteeze And that's a high bar, babe. Every overseas trip seems to be a humiliation for Breezy.
— GraceUnderPressure (@ExitStageRite) September 5, 2016
https://twitter.com/TexanInExileCA/status/772894391862120449
https://twitter.com/GrantHenryHall/status/772899353635725312
Whole world dissing BHO. Tough week.
— AnthonyJuanBautista (@anthonyjuanbaut) September 5, 2016
Maybe he should have saved the snorkeling trip (in search of climate change damage) off of Hawaii for last. Or maybe he should have met with Duterte as scheduled and asked exactly the questions Duterte didn’t want asked; after all, this the president who’s commuted the sentences of hundreds of drug offenders because he considers their punishment outdated and unduly harsh.
If the first you've heard about Duterte is what he called Obama, you need to learn more. It's no laughing matter. pic.twitter.com/jE6iKHI24d
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) September 5, 2016
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