Trump says he’s dropping US sanctions on Turkey
President Donald trump stated that he is working with his Cabinet to lift sanctions previously imposed on Turkey due to its purchase of Russian air defense systems. he discussed this with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara ahead of the NATO summit, praising their alliance despite concerns over Erdogan’s human rights record. Trump claimed to have no worries about the U.S.-Turkey relationship and mentioned plans to remove sanctions, emphasizing that the U.S.prefers not to sanction friends. He also expressed positive sentiments about Turkey’s efforts to end conflicts in the Middle East and implied ongoing cooperation with Congress regarding sanctions and other issues. Trump further suggested the possibility of selling F-35 jets to Turkey during the NATO summit. His comments were also available in a full video provided below.
President Donald Trump told reporters that he’s working with his Cabinet to drop sanctions on Turkey, originally imposed over the country’s purchase of Russian air defense systems.
Trump met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Tuesday morning ahead of the NATO summit, where he heaped praise on his close ally. Despite Erdogan’s controversial record on human rights, Trump claimed to have “no concerns about anything having to do with” the U.S.-Turkey relationship.
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Trump interjected into a question a Turkish reporter posed to Erdogan about existing U.S. sanctions, telling the room that “we’re going to be taking the sanctions off.”
“I don’t want him to waste his time answering that question because we’re working very closely with Marco Rubio, very famous man, great secretary of state, and with [Treasury Secretary] Scott Besent, and with [War Secretary] Pete [Hegseth], and everybody else. We’re going to be taking the sanctions off. It’s time to do that,” Trump stated. “We don’t want to sanction friends. It’s very simple.”
“They are a nation that’s been very, very good — and I can only speak for myself as president — they’ve been extraordinary in many ways, with respect to our relationship, including trying to end the war with Iran, or whatever you call it,” he added in response to a separate question. “I don’t think he wants to see them have a nuclear weapon either.”
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You can watch Trump’s comments in full below.
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