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Sarah Sanders is on now. Hope they roast her. (Original Post)
bettyellen
Aug 2018
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That's because we have no one to represent us over there.. the State Dept. is totally gutted..
secondwind
Aug 2018
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Trump will end up cutting a deal with Erdogan (who he admires as a brute) and claim it as a win.
Tommy_Carcetti
Aug 2018
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bettyellen
(47,209 posts)1. Wow- we are sanctioning Turkey about a pastor.
secondwind
(16,903 posts)2. That's because we have no one to represent us over there.. the State Dept. is totally gutted..
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,182 posts)3. Trump will end up cutting a deal with Erdogan (who he admires as a brute) and claim it as a win.
Seems like a bit of a charade to me.
atreides1
(16,079 posts)4. True
And that deal will involve sending Gulen back, to certain death!!!
Brother Buzz
(36,444 posts)5. Specifically, she announced sanctions on two top Turkish officials
The Department of Treasury will sanction Turkey's Minister of Justice and Minister of Interior for the arrest and detention of American pastor Andrew Brunson.
Essentially, any bank accounts or slush funds they may have in the United States are locked; a surgical strike.
katmondoo
(6,457 posts)6. Just muted Sanders, couldn't stand her another minute