specifically looking at rodrigo duterte there and probably interesting to hear him speak he said on script and similar to president trump in a sense he is very well known for going off script and in a way president duterte makes donald trump look like an amateur going off script. some of the things we have heard out of philippine president make what president trump says rather tame. a couple of days ago the president of the philippines claimed that he murdered someone by stabbing them when he was 16 years old. last year around this time he referred to president obama using a curse word that was in a public forum. he does that all the time speaking about a wide range of things. he criticizes anyone who dares criticize him for the drug war he has taken in this country. to see him stay on script there and on message is very interesting how he goes into that meeting with president trump tomorrow, certainly the most interesting part of tomorrow festivities. we see them conversing now.
one of the things that caught people off-guard last year in 2016. he said 3 million drug addicts in the philippines and i d be happy to slaughter them. off the cuff you never know what you might get from duterte. matt rivers, thank you. they continue to have dinner here. no coincidence that president trump was sat directly next to president duterte. same set up for the class photo a few moments ago. we will continue with our coverage in a moment. stay with us. [ keyboard clacking ] [ click ] [ keyboard clacking ] [ clacking continues ] good questions lead to good answers. our advisors can help you find both.
with the strong man who leads the country of tphilippines. if he does it publicly or privately. matt rivers in manila, thank you so much. the president s comments attacking north korea overnight backtracking on whether russia interfered in the 2016 election. cnn s jeff zsa za zell zeleny i. we are waiting for president trump s arrival. i wanted to make it clear to the viewers what they are looking at. the president has been on script all trip until the last few minutes. jeff, forgive me. i do want to take a full screen here and show our viewers president trump has arrived, dressed in philippine garb as all have been and here he is as he shakes the hand of the first lady there and president duterte, himself.
i m hearing they are working together. they are both under extraordinary pressure. as are others in the white house. the president is frustrated that he is now entering into week seven without any signature accomplishments. he is looking back eight years ago to the things obama bom was able to do in his first month or two in office. the stimulus bill and other big-ticket items. trump just doesn t have anything big that he can claim as a big accomplish men. there have been executive orders, speeches, but no big legislative piece. he is frustrated. he wants health care to move, immigration to get going, he wants the infrastructure plan. he feels like his staff is not moving fast enough and hard enough. that is understandable. it has been slow process. gloria, i want to tell you something that sean spicer just told the press corps inside the white house. he said there is no question something happened regarding wiretap claims over the weekend even though he like the
church massacre. what happened in those moments right before the tragic shooting. there won t be surprise anytime-anywhere inspections. and after ten years, restrictions are lifted and iran could build a nuclear weapon in two months. congress should reject a bad deal. we need a better deal.