General Discussion

Raster

(20,998 posts)

17. If they were part of Erdogan's entourage, then yes, they have diplomatic immunity...

Fri May 19, 2017, 11:55 AM

May 2017

...and most likely are already out of the Country. How alarming that a up-and-coming dictator thinks he could bring his goon squad to America, and worse, assault American citizens with seemingly no consequences.

https://theintercept.com/2017/05/17/trump-praises-erdogan-whose-bodyguards-assault-protesters-washington/

Casting aside his predecessor’s concerns about human rights abuses and the suppression of free speech in another nation, Donald Trump lavished praise on another autocratic foreign leader on Tuesday, calling it “a great honor to welcome the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to the White House.”

Just hours after Trump focused his remarks on “the exemplary valor of the Turkish soldier,” however, Erdogan’s presidential bodyguards were caught on video punching and kicking protesters outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence in Washington.

<disgustingly more>

THE tRUMP* EFFECT CONTINUES...

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

42 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

"Dear POTUS, I'm being attacked in this photo" [View all] bigtree May 2017 OP

K&R... spanone May 2017 #1

having paid Flynn & maybe Trump he probably thought he could pull that shit luvMIdog May 2017 #2

I'm sure Trump offered Erdogan the "Dictator's Club Special" when he booked his rooms in DC. CincyDem May 2017 #3

+1 dalton99a May 2017 #5

Are you sure that is sarcasm? Wounded Bear May 2017 #7

Add a few prostitutes at the Dump Motel DK504 May 2017 #40

Trumps wet dream Lebam in LA May 2017 #4

Not a dream it already happened in the country where he is the leader . In the town he lives in. lunasun May 2017 #6

True Lebam in LA May 2017 #35

They have diplomatic immunity frogmarch May 2017 #8

Could they be sued in international court? or (smirk) in Turkey? n/t yodermon May 2017 #9

Hmmm frogmarch May 2017 #14

But I thought Trump was so tough the world would respect us again?! This is a fucking outrage anneboleyn May 2017 #30

R u serious? This surprises u? Be pissed but not surprised. pangaia May 2017 #31

They already have, and are eager for more. RandomAccess May 2017 #41

They can be escorted out of the country and told not to come back Hekate May 2017 #16

This is beyond disgraceful malaise May 2017 #10

Charge Erdogan. L. Coyote May 2017 #11

Erdogan ordered a terrorist attack on American soil. Why isn't Trump outraged? SunSeeker May 2017 #29

Hell yeah they are following his example, plus Trump will pay their legal fees anneboleyn May 2017 #32

Obama deported spies. Trump and friends import American-beating thugs. NBachers May 2017 #12

K&R. dchill May 2017 #13

I'm pretty sure that they have diplomatic immunity... dchill May 2017 #15

If they were part of Erdogan's entourage, then yes, they have diplomatic immunity... Raster May 2017 #17

he doesn't just *think* that; it is demonstrably true anarch May 2017 #34

I had trouble sleeping last night thinking about this. Stonepounder May 2017 #25

+1000. dchill May 2017 #33

Nope, no justice here. lark May 2017 #18

WTF Beautiful NM May 2017 #19

Trump has at least one very large investment in Turkey, FairWinds May 2017 #20

The President Madam Mossfern May 2017 #21

And I'm sure... kag May 2017 #24

Erdogan is a bully Mr. Ected May 2017 #22

MakingAmericaGreatAgain pscot May 2017 #23

I'd like to see a truly intense and severe response to this crime. byronius May 2017 #26

K & R for exposure. SunSeeker May 2017 #27

K&R Scurrilous May 2017 #28

That man should be banned from our country. Madam45for2923 May 2017 #36

Aww,,,, that just one of AssHOle Trump's Cryptoad May 2017 #37

Wow.. look at those f******* brutes.. Cha May 2017 #38

K&R Solly Mack May 2017 #39

K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow May 2017 #42