President Trump’s threatening letter in which he urged Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to not be a “fool” or a “tough guy” was not well-received, with Erdogan today condemning the message as undiplomatic and saying “we haven’t forgotten it”
President Donald Trump’s threatening letter in which he urged Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to not be a “fool” or a “tough guy” was not well-received, with Erdogan on Friday condemning the message as undiplomatic and saying, “We haven’t forgotten it.”
“President Trump’s letter, which did not go hand in hand with political and diplomatic courtesy, has appeared in the media,” Erdogan said Friday during a news conference about the , according to a translation. “Of course we haven’t forgotten it. It would not be right for us to forget it.”demanded that Erdogan call off his invasion of northern Syria, warning that he would be viewed as “the devil” in history if “good things don’t happen.” It came after Trump had already received bipartisan and widespread backlash for pulling U.S. troops out of the region, smoothing the way for the incursion.“Let’s work out a good deal!” Trump penned.
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