Turkish President Visits White House
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On Wednesday Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited the White House. In mid-October, President Trump announced sanctions on Turkey for its Syria incursion, but dropped those sanctions after a week.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post gives an overview of Trump’s relationship with Turkey, which includes a statement by former national security adviser John Bolton, who suggested that Trump’s approach to U.S. policy on Turkey is motivated by personal or financial interests. Trump has offered Erdogan a package of offers to improve U.S. - Turkey relations, even though the Syrian National Army, a Turkish proxy force, has been accused of widespread abuses that include beatings and kidnappings.
NPR published a centrist article reporting that Trump invited a select group of Republican senators to join the meeting between Trump and Erdogan. The article states that this decision is telling of the fact that although there is bipartisan legislation that condemns Turkey’s invasion of northern Syria in early October, only the Democratic-held House of Representatives has actually passed such measures. The article also reports that on October 29, the House pushed for the Protect Against Conflict by Turkey Act (PACT) as a response to Trump dropping sanctions on Turkey.
A right-leaning article by The Daily Caller reports that a large group of protesters carrying Kurdish, Syrian, and Armenian flags gathered outside the White House during Trump’s meeting with Erdogan. The article also notes that Trump’s meeting with Erdogan comes after Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo “successfully secured a ceasefire agreement with the country” when they visited Turkey in October.
From the right
Anti-Erdogan protesters gather outside White House as Trump hosts Turkish president
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