OAN Newsroom
8:30 PM PT – Sat. Dec. 22, 2018
The president of Turkey reportedly promises his American-counterpart that his country will finish the fight against ISIS in Syria.
This, according to an NBC News report on Saturday citing senior White House officials.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan allegedly gave his word to President Trump as a “friend,” adding if the U.S. were to pull out of Syria — Turkey would be able to handle the remaining ISIS fighters in the country’s northern region.
I am in the White House, working hard. News reports concerning the Shutdown and Syria are mostly FAKE. We are negotiating with the Democrats on desperately needed Border Security (Gangs, Drugs, Human Trafficking & more) but it could be a long stay. On Syria, we were originally…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 22, 2018
….going to be there for three months, and that was seven years ago – we never left. When I became President, ISIS was going wild. Now ISIS is largely defeated and other local countries, including Turkey, should be able to easily take care of whatever remains. We’re coming home!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 22, 2018
The report comes after the President doubled-down on his position to withdraw troops in a Twitter post.
He claimed Middle Eastern countries and NATO allies, such as Turkey, could handle the fight on terror.
