GOP senators plan to pressure Erdogan during unusual White House meeting

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

Republican senators plan to urge Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to change his mind about buying Russian missiles and to stick up for U.S. Kurdish allies in an unusual meeting at the White House.

President Donald Trump will host a small group of Republicans who will speak to Erdogan on Wednesday, including Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Jim Risch of Idaho, Ted Cruz of Texas, and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. Rick Scott of Florida has also been invited. Republican senators have threatened to sanction Turkey or Erdogan after his incursion into Kurdish Syria.

“The strategy here is that Erdogan has chosen the S400 as the system of choice from Russia and we would be there to encourage President Erdogan not to follow that route,” said Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), another attendee. “I’m hopeful that the president can push back on the S400.”

“I have long described Turkey as a problematic ally,” Cruz said. “Turkey has far too frequently been antagonistic to U.S. interests, and in particular their assault on and violence against the Kurds is deeply problematic.”

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/13/gop-erdogan-russian-missiles-070539

[Midnight Writer]

1. These Senators need to be careful. Erdogan's Security team might knock their asses out.

Erdogan has shown in the past he doesn't mind coming over here and knocking a few American heads around, and we know Trump won't do anything about it.

[LeftInTX]

2. For once, I agree with Ted Cruz!

[mpcamb]

3. How did the repubs enjoy Erdogan's ipad Anti Kurd video?

[olddad65]

4. Trump is probably just trying to finagle a commission for himself and his kids on the deal.