The comment came during a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin as Republicans try to get a government spending bill enacted before funding runs out on Friday evening.

Trump repeated a campaign refrain Wednesday when he called Schumer a "Palestinian." Schumer is the highest-ranking elected official in Washington D.C.

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he takes full responsibility for his administration's "war on drugs", in a video message posted on his Facebook account, as he braces for a legal battle at the International Criminal Court.