Trump loves his dictators! Anyone know when Syrian dictator Assad will be getting the red carpet treatment at the Whitehouse and when, on Trump's overseas visit this week, he'll be visiting Hitler's grave for an honorary ceremony?
Erdogan in crisis mode before White House meeting with Trump | Euronews
After years of strained bilateral relations under the Obama administration, the government of Turkey had breathed a sigh of relief when Donald Trump was elected US president in November.
The Erdogan regime had hoped that Washington would finally be more sympathetic to Turkish views ? until this week, that is. The Pentagon?s announcement that Trump had approved the transfer of weapons to Kurdish forces in Syria has sparked anger in Ankara, to put it mildly.
In an interview shortly after the 2016 military coup attempt, Trump praised Erdogan for putting the coup down and dismissed worries about his repression.
?I think right now when it comes to civil liberties, our country has a lot of problems, and I think it?s very hard for us to get involved in other countries when we don?t know what we are doing and we can?t see straight in our own country,? Trump said according to The Atlantic.
More recently, Trump has praised the Turkish leader, congratulating him on his controversial April victory in a Turkish election referendum marred by claims of voting irregularities.