Duterte curses at Trillanes over reshuffled looting allegations

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President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (Filipina Daily Inquirer file photo)

MANILA, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday bombarded former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV with profanity, saying the latter’s looting charges against him were just redrafted allegations.

He added that he believed the former senator was deluding himself of grandeur by considering running for the presidential election in 2022.

Look at the Trillanes, what they say is still being stolen. That’s what he said in the election, the idiot is repeating it now, Duterte said in a taped meeting with members of his party, PDP-Laban.

(Look at Trillanes, he’s accusing me of looting again. That’s what he said in the election and he’s repeating it now.)

You know Trillanes, I think he did, the devil really has delusions of grandeur Bobo, he added.

(I think Trillanes has delusions of grandeur. He has a really stupid mind.)

Trillanes had previously accused President Duterte and Senator Bong Go of alleged looting involving 6.6 billion pesos in government projects. Much of the proceeds, he said, came from contracts made in the first two years of the Duterte administration.

READ: Trillanes: Documents show Duterte and Go responsible for looting P6.6-B

Duterte further described Trillanes as a coward who would back down when challenged.

Earlier, the president regrouped Trillanes and Senator Manny Pacquiao, in the sense that they want to hold power.

READ: Duterte tells Trillanes, just like Pacquiao: they want to retain power

Malacaang challenged Trillanes to file a lawsuit over his allegation that the Gos family won government projects worth 6.6 billion pesos under Duterte 1.5 billion pesos while the general manager was still mayor of Davao and 5.1 billion pesos during the first two years of Dutertès presidency.

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