Donald Trump Gustong Gayahin ang TOKHANG Anti Drug Operation ni Duterte

President Duterte is elated that US President Donald Trump wants to follow his controversial campaign against the illegal drug trade.

President Rodrigo R. Duterte, in his speech at the opening ceremony of the Philippine National Police and Armed Forces of the Philippines SWAT Challenge at the Ma-a Firing Range in Davao City on March 1, called out the American media for criticizing his war on drugs, when the latter’s own government seems to be mirroring the Duterte administration’s “Tokhang” operations.

The President said Trump was right when he commented the Philippines has no drug problem since those involved are killed.

“Was it yesterday or the other day? Tignan mo ‘yung front page ng either Bulletin or ‘yung Philippine Star. ‘Trump: we would like to follow Duterte because they have no problem in the Philippines, he just killed them,’ ” Duterte said with a grin during a police shoot fest in Davao City.

“Tama ka talaga Trump. Bilib ako sa iyo. Nagsasabi ka ng totoo [You are right, Trump. I’m impressed with you. You are telling the truth],” Duterte added.

Duterte admitted that he prefers drug suspects to put up a fight so they could be neutralized by arresting lawmen.

“Bakit kung lumaban ka, hindi kita patayin? Hay naku, yan nga ang gusto ko. Mas gusto ko lumaban ka [If you fight back, I won’t kill you? That’s what I actually like. I prefer that you fight back],” he added.

Apparently inspired by Duterte’s anti-drug campaign, Trump reportedly wants death penalty for drug dealers, believing they are allegedly as bad as serial killers. The US leader admitted though such law would be impossible to pass but would supposedly love to have a law that executes dealers in the US.

Trump was reportedly quoted as saying “You know the Chinese and Filipinos don’t have a drug problem. They just kill them.”

Duterte, meantime, said the United States has carried out its own “Tokhang” campaign by conducting anti-drug operations to arrest suspected dealers.

“They were able to capture a website tapos lahat ng transactions sa droga, inagaw nila [They seized all drug transactions]

“Dinetain nila incommunicado ‘yung mga drug people [They detained the drug people and held them incommunicado] and they operated it. So nalaman nila lahat, lahat tino-tokhang,” he said.

Duterte however lamented the double standard on how rights groups treat the anti-drug efforts in the country and the United States.

He said when the US agents conducted such anti-drug operations, nobody complained about any rights abuses. But when the Philippine National Police conducted the Tokhang campaign, he said the cops have been criticized for alleged violation of human rights.