Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is known for his verbal attacks on officials, including U.S. President Barack Obama, where he called the leader a “son of a b***” among many other comments. Check out some of the most memorable and infamous Duterte top controversial quotes.

The Filipino president is dubbed “the Donald Trump of the Philippines” due to his attacks against the media, the United Nations and an American ambassador among many others.

Rodrigo Duterte Quotes

Duterte, also a lawyer, made comments about a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry calling his business partner a “gay ambassador,” and saying that the only way to get financial assistance from the U.S. is to insult the country.

“We were talking to Kerry, he’s okay but I had a feud with his gay ambassador,” Duterte said of U.S. ambassador to the Philippines, Philip Goldberg. “Son of a b***, I’m annoyed with this guy. He meddled in the elections, giving statements here and there...So that Kerry, he came here and we had lunch and he left $33 million with me... I said, ‘ahhh this is okay, let’s insult them again so this fool will make a compromise.’”

Next he attacked the media, saying that journalists are not exempt from being killed then later apologized about the comments.

“Most of you are clean, but do not ever say all journalists are clean,” the Filipino president said in a June press conference. “Just because you are a journalist, you are not exempted from assassination if you are a son of a son of a b***.”

Duterte also supported vigilantism in his native land where more than 2,000 suspected drug dealers were killed with no fair hearing.

“Please feel free to call us, the police, or do it yourself if you have the gun – you have my support. Shoot him and I’ll give you a medal,” Duterte said.

Duterte Jokes About Rape

The Filipino president, and former mayor of Davao City, made jokes about a rape victim and also called his daughter a “drama queen” when she reported an alleged rape.

Duterte recalled an incident in 1989 at a Davao jail where an Australian missionary was raped and killed during a prisoner hostage stunt.

“When the bodies were brought out, they were wrapped. I looked at her face, son of a b***, she looks like a beautiful American actress. I was angry because she was raped, that’s one thing. But she was so beautiful, the mayor should have been first,” Duterte said referring to himself. “What a waste.”

He later apologized for the rape comment saying that he said it “in the heat of anger.”

Duterte also called Pope Francis a “son of a b***” when he visited the Philippines.

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