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Donald Trump Has a New Favorite Dictator: Rodrigo Duterte

Praise for a Thug

First there was Putin. Then there were Erdogan and El-Sisi. Now President Trump has invited the Philippines’ murderous president over for a visit.

Scott Bixby
Scott Bixby
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