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State Dept. laughs off Duterte’s ‘message from God’

By Joel Gehrke
Published October 28, 2016 7:04pm ET
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State Dept. laughs off Duterte’s ‘message from God’
Rodrigo Duterte has decided to change his tone due to hearing a voice tell him that if he didn't stop swearing, his plane would crash. (AP Photo) | Eugene Hoshiko

The State Department on Friday laughed about reports that God advised Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to stop swearing.

“I’m not going to take the bait,” State Department spokesman Mark Toner said as he laughed.

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