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Home / News / World News / Trump threatens Turkey's economy in blunt letter to President Erdogan
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    Trump threatens Turkey's economy in blunt letter to President Erdogan

    Siddhant Pandey
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    Siddhant Pandey
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    Last updated on Oct 17, 2019, 01:30 pm
    Trump threatens Turkey's economy in blunt letter to President Erdogan
  • United States President Donald Trump warned his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, told him "not to be a fool" and threatened to destroy the country's economy in a striking letter sent on the day Turkey launched its incursion into northeastern Syria.

    The letter, which has left the White House red-faced, comes days after the US decided to pull troops from the Kurdish-dominated region.

  • In this article
    Trump urged Erdogan to make deal with Kurds 'Don't be a tough guy. Don't be a fool!' Fox Business reporter Trish Regan first accessed the letter Or if you prefer to read the Star Wars version… White House later confirmed the letter's authenticity Trump had a 'meltdown' during meet, says House Speaker You can check Trump's tweet here Trump's letter 'should embarrass all Americans' Actually thought it was a prank: Democratic Congressman Mike Quigley Trump boasted about his move to withdraw US troops
  • Letter

    Trump urged Erdogan to make deal with Kurds

    Trump urged Erdogan to make deal with Kurds
  • Trump starts the letter urging Erdogan to strike a deal with the Kurds, followed by the threat: "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."

    Trump told Erdogan a "great deal" can be accomplished by negotiating with the head of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, Mazloum Abdi.

  • Quote

    'Don't be a tough guy. Don't be a fool!'

  • Trump added, "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!"

  • Twitter Post

    Fox Business reporter Trish Regan first accessed the letter

  • 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
  • Twitter Post

    Or if you prefer to read the Star Wars version…

  • I present to you all, Trump's crazy letter as the Star Wars crawl pic.twitter.com/0ayBvJIz1F

    — Eric Koch (@EricDKoch) October 16, 2019
  • Confirmation

    White House later confirmed the letter's authenticity

  • Looks more fitting without the White House letterhead, doesn't it? So much so, that many doubted if the letter was legitimate.

    The White House, however, confirmed the letter's authenticity soon after its emergence.

    According to reports, sources later also confirmed that copies of the letter were distributed during a Wednesday meeting at the White House in an attempt to show how tough Trump is.

  • Meeting

    Trump had a 'meltdown' during meet, says House Speaker

    Trump had a 'meltdown' during meet, says House Speaker
  • The White House meeting was on Trump's withdrawal of US troops from Syria.

    Democratic lawmakers walked out of the meet after, what House Speaker Nancy Pelosi termed, Trump's "meltdown."

    Reportedly, Trump insulted Pelosi, calling her a "third-rate politician."

    In an infantile tweet, he shared a picture of her "unhinged meltdown" during the Syria meeting.

    Pelosi later posted the image as her Twitter cover photo.

  • Twitter Post

    You can check Trump's tweet here

  • Nervous Nancy's unhinged meltdown! pic.twitter.com/RDeUI7sfe7

    — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 16, 2019
  • Reaction

    Trump's letter 'should embarrass all Americans'

  • Meanwhile, former CIA officer and National Security Council spokesman criticized the letter saying, "These words on White House stationary(sic) should embarrass all Americans, but Trump's confidential enclosure of the SDF Commander's letter will give our allies even less reason to trust America."

    SDF Commander Abdi has been labeled a "terrorist" by Turkey owing to his ties to the Kurdish PKK militants in the country.

  • Quote

    Actually thought it was a prank: Democratic Congressman Mike Quigley

    Actually thought it was a prank: Democratic Congressman Mike Quigley
  • Separately, Democratic congressman Mike Quigley said to CNN, "I actually thought it was a prank, a joke, that it couldn't possibly come from the Oval Office."

    Quigley further said, "It sounds all the world like the president of the United States, in some sort of momentary lapse, just dictated angrily whatever was on the top of his head."

  • Information

    Trump boasted about his move to withdraw US troops

  • Recently, Trump hailed his own decision to withdraw US troops in Syria as "strategically brilliant" because he paved the way for a Turkish offensive. However, both state and defense departments' official assessment declared the move a disaster for regional stability and the fight against ISIS.

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