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Palace shrugs off Trillanes 'gutter' talk after Duterte barbs

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<div>Video courtesy of PTV</div>Malacañang on Wednesday shrugged off what it dubbed as &quot;gutter talk&quot; from former senator Antonio Trillanes IV, who is in a fresh word war with President Rodrigo Duterte.Trillanes last week alleged Duterte and an ally <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/05/21/trillanes-accusation-rodrigo-duterte-bong-go-p66-billion-plunder">plundered P6 billion</a> from public coffers, which they denied. Duterte said Trillanes just wanted to &quot;hold power&quot; and scored the former lawmaker for his supposed &quot;rude mouth.&quot;<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/08/21/jing-paras-duterte-adviser-trillanes-corruption">New Duterte adviser hits Trillanes, ex-senator stands firm on plunder exposé</a></li></ul>The former senator, in turn, said Duterte was &quot;bangag&quot; (spaced out) and seemed to be &quot;high&quot; in his last public address.&quot;Hindi po iyan galing sa tao na dapat sinasagot. Wala pong kuwenta iyong tao na pinag-aral ng taumbayan na hindi po nirerespeto ang opisina ng Presidente,&quot; said Palace spokesman Harry Roque of the former Navy officer.(That did not come from a person who should be answered. Someone who the public sent to school and has no respect for the office of the President.)&quot;Puwede po tayong mag-debate sa issue pero kung ganiyan lang naman po, hindi na po pinapansin iyan. That’s gutter talk, and we will not respond to it,&quot; he said in a press briefing.(We can debate on the issue, but if that&#x27;s just how it is, that is not even worth notice.)<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/13/21/trillanes-let-them-be-rejected-duterte-president-vice-president-2022-elections">&#x27;Let them be rejected&#x27;: Trillanes says Duterte, Sara should both run in 2022 polls</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/22/21/trillanes-may-run-for-president-in-2022-if-robredo-wont">Trillanes may run for President in 2022 if Robredo won&#x27;t</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/14/21/antonio-trillanes-pakipot-politics-2022-elections-president">No to &#x27;pakipot politics:&#x27; Trillanes defends early announcement to run for president</a></li></ul>

Malacañang on Wednesday shrugged off what it dubbed as "gutter talk" from former senator Antonio Trillanes IV, who is in a fresh word war with President Rodrigo Duterte.

Malacañang on Wednesday shrugged off what it dubbed as "gutter talk" from former senator Antonio Trillanes IV, who is in a fresh word war with President Rodrigo Duterte.