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Philippines President: U.S. Ambassador Is A Gay "Son Of A Bitch"

"I am pissed with him."

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte landed in hot water last week when he criticized the island nation's U.S. ambassador in front of a group of soldiers by derogatorily describing him as "gay."

Duterte made the comments while complaining to the soldiers about what he interpreted as current U.S. ambassador Philip Goldberg's "meddling" in his presidential campaign earlier this year.

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Manila, Philippines - United States Ambassador to the Philippines, Philip Goldberg reacts to a journalist's question on issues regarding the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) on Friday, October 24, 2014 after an American serviceman's alleged involvement in a transgender Filipino's death. (Photo by Photo by Mark Cristino/NurPhoto) (Photo by NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Ambassador Philip Goldberg

When asked about U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Duterte said, "I am OK with him," but quickly added, "I quarreled with his gay ambassador. I am pissed with him. He meddled during the election, giving statements here and there. He was not supposed to do that."

According to Yonhap News Agency, he also reportedly said, "That son of a bitch really annoyed me."

The meddling that President Duterte refers to occurred this past April after he made a controversial joke about the famous rape and murder of Australian missionary Jacqueline Hamill during a 1989 Davao City prison riot.

"What a pity. What came to my mind was, 'They raped her, lined up for her.' I was mad because she was raped? Yes. That’s one reason," he laughed. "But she was so beautiful. The mayor should have been first," said Duterte, who was mayor of Davao City at the time.

Once he made the remark, Australian Ambassador Amanda Gorely issued a statement denouncing violence against women, stating that it should not be "trivialized." Her stance was strongly supported by the U.S. Embassy.

"I can only agree with the colleague from the Australian Embassy," Goldberg said in an interview aired by CNN in April. "Any statements by anyone, anywhere that either degrade women or trivialize issues so serious as rape or murder, are not ones that we condone."

Duterte then said that Goldberg "should not interfere with our national election" before threatening to cut-off ties with the U.S.

Despite Goldberg's "interference," Duterte went on to win the presidencey with 38.9 percent of the vote.

h/t: International Business Times

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