'Don’t be a tough guy. Don’t be a fool!' Trump tells Turkey's leader in an unusually blunt letter.
In a brash personal letter, President Donald Trump warned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan not to be a “tough guy” or a “fool,” and said he risked being remembered as “the devil” as he urged Erdoğan to make a deal with the Kurds and call off an invasion of northern Syria.
EXCLUSIVE: I have obtained a copy of @realDonaldTrump’s letter to #Erdogan. @POTUS warns him to not “be a tough guy! Don’t be a fool!” Says he could destroy Turkey’s economy if #Syria is not resolved in a humane way. Details tonight at 8pm #TrishRegan #FoxBusiness pic.twitter.com/9BoSGlbRytLet’s work out a good deal! You don’t want to be responsible for slaughtering thousands of people, and I don’t want to be responsible for destroying the Turkish economy—and I will.
History will look upon you favorably if you get this done the right and humane way. It will look upon you forever as the devil if good things don’t happen. Don’t be a tough guy. Don’t be a fool!The letter, which a White House official confirmed was authentic, was dated days after the White House said U.S. troops were leaving northern Syria in advance of a Turkish invasion, following a phone call between Trump and Erdoğan. The Turkish invasion was launched Oct.
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