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November 29, 2017
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A Mass Murderer’s Love Song to Trump
And a sorry
deal for our
national
interest
J im h ightower
“We’ve
had a great
relationship,”
exulted a gid-
dy
Donald
Trump, fol-
lowing his two-day schmooze-
by
fest in Manila with the thuggish
Philippine president, Rodrigo
Duterte.
Duterte, who calls himself
a “toughie,” brags that he’s
personally killed many people
and likes to compare himself to
Hitler. He’s been on a murder-
ous rampage since his election
last year.
Trump didn’t bother his
authoritarian buddy with
any unpleasant talk about
those rampant human rights
abuses.
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In the name of eliminating the
drug trade, Duterte has unleashed
a massive military assault across
the country, not merely targeting
dealers, but also anyone alleged to
even use drugs. His onslaught is a
human rights atrocity, with untold
thousands being executed in what
are antiseptically termed “extra ju-
dicial killings” — that is, murders.
Yet the present president of
the United States says Dute-
rte is his new buddy. Trump
stressed in their official discus-
sions that the Philippine presi-
dent can count on him and the
U.S. (which includes you and
me) to be a friend. And, as a
friend, Trump didn’t bother
his authoritarian buddy with
any unpleasant talk about those
rampant human rights abuses.
Instead, the Duterte-Trump
get-together was one of mu-
tual praise and even affection.
Indeed, Trump was delight-
ed when Duterte impulsively
grabbed the microphone at a
gala state dinner and serenad-
ed Trump with a love ballad,
crooning: “You are the love
I’ve been waiting for.”
In fact, Duterte had earlier
demonstrated that love when
he named Jose Antonio to be
his trade representative to our
country. Antonio, a Philippine
real estate mogul, happens to
be a partner with our president
in the luxurious new Trump
Tower, now under construction
in Manila. Cozy, huh?
Hugging up Duterte might
be good business for Trump,
but it’s a sorry deal for our na-
tional interest — and it’s an in-
sult to our people’s support of
human rights.
OtherWords columnist Jim
Hightower is a radio commen-
tator, writer, and public speak-
er. He’s also the editor of the
populist newsletter, The High-
tower Lowdown. Distributed
by OtherWords.org.