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Trump withdraws white house invitation for duterte

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, left, shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump during the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) in Manila on Monday Nov. 13, 2017.(Noel Celis/Pool Photo via AP)

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – U.S. President Donald Trump has always considered President Rodrigo Duterte as his friend, often praising the latter for his “good work” on the war on drugs and extending an invitation to the Philippine leader to visit The White House.

But today, Trump told The Adobo Chronicles that he was withdrawing The White House invitation.

The reason?

Duterte was among the first of world leaders to extend their congratulations to Joe Biden for his election as the next President of the United States.

“I felt betrayed,” Trump tweeted, “I expected Duterte to stand by me till the very end. “He didn’t even give me the courtesy of waiting until I have prosecuted all my legal challenges to the fraudulent elections,” he added.

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THANKS TO MARIA RESSA, RAPPLER COULD be fired as facebook factchecker IN PH

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – When you bite the hand that feeds you, you could very well lose your source of food.

This is what could happen to Rappler after its CEO Maria Ressa attacked Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg during a special edition of ‘TIME100 Talks,” hosted by Prince Harry.

In that interview, Ressa said that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Zuckerberg are “on the same page” when it comes to threats to Philippine Democracy, accusing Facebook and other social media platforms of abdicating their responsibility in protecting the public sphere from misinformation.

Rappler is one of two factcheckers designated by Facebook in the Philippines. Rappler’s factchecker status is now in jeopardy as Zuckerberg is reportedly furious at Ressa for shaming him in front of no less than the Duke of Sussex!

Will Zuckerberg hand Ressa the pink slip soon?

As for the rest of the interview with Prince Harry, nothing much came out of Ressa’s mouth except her usual template rhetoric of “weaponizing the law,” “a lie told a thousand times becomes the truth,” holding the line,” etc. As expected she also heralded her being a journalist for many years, covering war stories, as well as the criminal lawsuits, arrests and conviction she has faced.

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TRUMP TOWER MANILA BEING READIED FOR DONALD IF HE LOSES U.S. ELECTION

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – The Trump Tower Manila (which is actually located in Makati City) is being readied as a possible permanent residence for U.S. President Donald Trump if he loses the elections in November.

In a recent campaign rally in Macon, Georgia, Trump said he will leave the country if he loses the election to his Democratic rival, Joe Biden.

Trump Tower Manila, also known as Trump Tower at Century City, is a residential building that stands 57 stories high and is the third tallest building in the Philippines. It cost $150 million to build.

Asked why he is thinking of the Philippines when he has real estate properties in many other parts of the world, Trump said “Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is my good friend,” and that “many Filipinos love me, and I love them.”

Trump is trailing Biden by double digits in practically all U.S. polls.