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CONFIRMED: Insane Letter From Trump to Erdogan Admits He Knew Pullout Would Lead to ‘Slaughter of Thousands’
A Fox News anchor posted what appeared to be a parody of a letter President Donald Trump might have written to the President of Turkey, admitting to knowing that if he pulled U.S. troops out of Syria “slaughtering of thousands of people.”
NCRM has independently confirmed via the White House the letter is real, not a parody. Other news outlets have also verified the letter is real.
Many were initially confused by the language of the letter. In it, Trump writes, “Don’t be a tough guy, don’t be a fool.”
“Let’s work out a deal! You don’t want to be responsible for slaughtering thousands of people, and I don’t want to be destroying the Turkish economy—and I will,” Trump also wrote. “Don’t let the world down. You can make a great deal.”
Here is the letter, first posted by Fox Business’ Trish Regan:
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/9BoSGlbRyt
— Trish Regan (@trish_regan) October 16, 2019
UPDATE:
LA Times reporter says Trump shared the letter with Senator Schumer during this meeting which Speaker Pelosi cut short.
.@SenSchumer says Trump showed them this same letter during their meeting https://t.co/GQn1aKVt9z
— Sarah D. Wire (@sarahdwire) October 16, 2019
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