President Trump is imposing tariffs on Turkey and announced a plan to authorize sanctions on Turkish government officials involved in the assault on U.S. partners in Syria.
“The United States will aggressively use economic sanctions to target those who enable, facilitate, and finance these heinous acts in Syria,” Trump
announced Monday afternoon. “I am fully prepared to swiftly destroy Turkey’s economy if Turkish leaders continue down this dangerous and destructive path.”
Turkey will not be able to negotiate a trade deal with the United States, according to the president’s statement, and he will raise tariffs on Turkish steel from 25% to 50%.
“Turkey’s military offensive is endangering civilians and threatening peace, stability, and security in the region,” Trump said. “I have been perfectly clear with [Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]: Turkey’s action is precipitating a humanitarian crisis and setting conditions for possible war crimes.” ….snip~
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Better late than never huh? I wonder if the leftness can figure out who the Never Trumpers are at the Washington Examiner. Nah....my bad. I forgot they hve always have trouble with reality.
Trump has screwed the pooch on this one. Turkey is no better than Iran. What we should do is bomb the Turks back to their Islamo-paradise. Then push to kick Turkey out of NATO.