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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the blast a “treacherous attack” and said its perpetrators would be punished.
President Donald Trump praised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan while speaking with Pastor Andrew Brunson, who was held hostage in Turkey for two years.
Trump praised the Turkish president to Andrew Brunson, an evangelical pastor who was arrested in Turkey in 2016 on espionage and terrorism charges.
One source described the nature of the calls between Trump and Putin as sounding like “two guys in a steam bath.”
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“We have to acknowledge the authoritarian nature of Donald Trump,” Abrams told McCain on "The View."
A CNN report suggests the attorney general was doing the bidding of an autocratic foreign leader at the direction of President Donald Trump.
Trump made the comment alongside the president of a nation known for its imprisonment of journalists.
The Turkish leader and his lobbyists have alienated U.S. foreign policy professionals and Congress. They're betting Trump is all that counts.
A group of both Democrats and Republicans said it was an "inappropriate time" for Trump to meet Wednesday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
The agreement shows how Trump's abandonment of the Kurds is making the U.S. less relevant in a key region.