Philippine President Rejects Hitler Comparison

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's spokesman says the president rejects being labeled as a mass murderer or linking himself to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. During a speech Friday, Duterte said “Hitler massacred three million Jews. Now, there are three million drug addicts … I’d be happy to slaughter them." The comment received criticism from various officials and organizations around the world, prompting the president's spokesman, Ernesto Abella, to issue a statement...

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