Trump did not clear Duterte invitation with State Department: report

[DonViejo]

BY BRANDON CARTER - 04/30/17 04:58 PM EDT

President Trump invited controversial President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines to the White House without consulting the State Department, according to a new report from The New York Times.

The Times reported Sunday that both the National Security Council and the State Department were caught off guard by the announcement, which set off criticism from human rights groups.

“By essentially endorsing Duterte’s murderous war on drugs, Trump is now morally complicit in future killings,” John Sifton of Human Rights Watch told the Times.

Trump and Duterte spoke by phone Saturday, when Trump invited the leader to the White House "to discuss the importance of the United States-Philippines alliance,” according to a readout of the call provided by the White House.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/331319-trump-invited-duterte-to-white-house-without-telling-state-department

[Freethinker65]

1. Not surprised. And Duterte will get a full State Dinner with all of the bells and whistles

The GOP does not give a damn

[tblue37]

3. Trump's only regret is that unlike Queen Elizabeth, he doesn't have a golden

carriage to parade him around in as a special honor.

[woodsprite]

7. Maybe he can give him a golden shower. n/t

[WinkyDink]

11. Oh, SNAP!

[Demtexan]

23. Or a golden tank.

i am surprised Dump has not ordered one.

[spanone]

2. trump is the most dangerous man in the world.

[malaise]

6. And then some - as Nancy Pelosi put it

Someone needs to tell him that the Presidency is not one of his personal acquisitions ..

[spanone]

9. i truly fear this ego driven psychopath

[defacto7]

16. and it seems they're attracted to their own kind. nt

[dchill]

18. It's a powerful attraction that they just can't deny...

Apparently.

[notdarkyet]

20. Me too. Scares the hell out of me.

[malaise]

10. The system is way more powerful than this lunatic

He will learn

[SummerSnow]

4. Trump doesn't follow the rules

[greymattermom]

5. If there are no consequences

rules are just silly words.

[tanyev]

8. He must keep a list of things he wants to do while Jared and Ivanka are off the grid.

[enough]

12. He just couldn't resist his lust for cruelty. NT

[FloridaBlues]

13. Like he cares about the state department

[OldHippieChick]

14. Decades of diplomacy being thrown into

the Potomac. I weep for our country

[NastyRiffraff]

15. Is he looking for tips from Duterte?

It wouldn't surprise me. NOTHING evil that this monster does can surprise me.

[Daxter]

17. Of course he didn't clear it

Because why would he? He wants to be a dictator so badly that he just does what he wants and cries like a little bitch when things don't go his way. I know Trump will hammer Duterte about him condoning the murder of drug dealers and users by vigilantes(sarcasm).

[tandem5]

19. There's still a state department?

[Hekate]

21. Trump loves the smell of Complicity under a hot sun

[stage left]

22. Wow!

The White House is really going to need serious fumigation to get the stench out after Trump.

[Demtexan]

24. What state department.

Do we still have one.