Shooting from the hip: Trump

and Duterte's fiery quotes

Donald Trump and Rodrigo Duterte meet Monday in Manila for their
first official talks, an occasion that brings together two of the most
outspoken statesmen of recent years.
US President Trump has revelled in his ability to shock establishment
America and the former reality TV star enjoys a reputation among
supporters for straight talking.

In tweets, press conferences and at campaign-style rallies, the 71-year-old

has blasted "political correctness" in favour of voicing opinions popular
with his base -- but anathema to his liberal foes.

His Philippine counterpart Duterte, who is 72, built his electoral success on
crowd-pleasing pledges to rid the country of drugs and crime by killing
tens of thousands of people.

Here are some notable quotes from two populist presidents whose
insurgent rule has shaken their countries.

- On violence -

-- "If they are there in your neighbourhood, feel free to call us, the police
or do it yourself if you have the gun. You have my support," Duterte said
at a June 2016 rally, offering advice to ordinary Filipinos on how to deal
with suspected criminals.

"If he fights and fights to the death, you can kill him. I will give you a
medal."

-- "There may be somebody with tomatoes in the audience. If you see

somebody getting ready to throw a tomato, knock the crap out of them,
would you? Seriously. Okay? Just knock the hell... I promise you, I will pay
for the legal fees," Trump told supporters at a campaign rally in February
2016.

- On the media -

-- "The FAKE NEWS media (failing @nytimes, @NBCNews, @ABC, @CBS,

@CNN) is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American People!" Trump
tweeted a month after being sworn in as president.

-- "Just because you're a journalist, you are not exempted from

assassination if you are a son of a bitch," Duterte said in June 2016,
arguing that many of the reporters killed in the Philippines, one of the
most dangerous nations in the world for media workers, are corrupt.

- On women -

-- "They raped all of the women... there was this Australian lay minister...
when they took them out... I saw her face and I thought, 'Son of a bitch'.
What a pity... they raped her, they all lined up," Duterte told an April 2016
campaign rally about a prison riot during his time as mayor of Davao.

"I was mad she was raped but she was so beautiful. I thought, the mayor
should have been first," he added.

-- "I moved on her like a bitch, but I couldn't get there. And she was
married," Trump told a TV host in comments that were caught on a hot mic
in 2005 and emerged ahead of last year's election.

"You know I'm automatically attracted to beautiful. I just start kissing

them. It's like a magnet. I don't even wait. And when you're a star, they let
you do it. You can do anything... Grab them by the pussy."

- On immunity -

-- "I have the most loyal people. I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue
and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose any voters," Trump said on the
campaign trail, explaining how some of the electorate would stick with him
no matter what.

-- "Pardon given to Rodrigo Duterte for the crime of multiple murder,

signed Rodrigo Duterte," Duterte told a crowd of businessmen just before
his election, on his plans if there are attempts to bring him to justice for
deaths in his drug war.

-- On Obama --

-- "An 'extremely credible source' has called my office and told me that
@BarackObama's birth certificate is a fraud," Trump tweeted in August
2012, at the height of the presidential race between Barack Obama and
Republican Mitt Romney.

-- "You must be respectful. Do not just throw away questions and

statements. You son of a whore, I will curse you at that forum," Duterte
said before last year's ASEAN summit in Laos, warning then-US president
Obama not to criticise his drug war.