Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte this weekend compared himself to Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE, offering praise for the president-elect and suggesting the two might work well together in the future.

"I like your mouth,” The Associated Press reported Duterte said of Trump. "It’s like mine — yes, Mr. President. We are similar and people with the same feathers flock together."

Duterte has been the subject of much criticism from the Obama administration for extrajudicial killings of suspected drug dealers.

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The Filipino president has responded by calling Obama the "son of a bitch," and telling him to "go to hell."

Duterte's comments on Saturday were part of a statement threatening to end a longstanding agreement allowing U.S. troops to visit the country.

"You know, tit for tat ... if you can do this, so [can] we. It ain't a one-way traffic," Duterte said, adding: "Bye-bye America."

Duterte said that he would reassess the relationship under Trump.

"I have talked to Trump, he was very nice, very courteous. I could not sense any hostile drift, or even the manner he was saying it, so, in deference, I'll just wait," he said.