JUST IN: Pres. Trump asserts that he will 'soon' issue an executive order authorizing sanctions on current and former Turkish officials, raise steel tariffs against Turkey back to 50% and immediately stop negotiations on $100B trade deal with the country.
amid sustained criticism from Republican lawmakers over his decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria to make way for a Turkish operation.
Trump said he would sign an executive order authorizing sanctions “against current and former officials” in Turkey’s government “and any persons contributing to Turkey’s destabilizing actions in northeast Syria.” “This Order will enable the United States to impose powerful additional sanctions on those who may be involved in serious human rights abuses, obstructing a ceasefire, preventing displaced persons from returning home, forcibly repatriating refugees, or threatening the peace, security, or stability in Syria,” Trump added in a statement posted to Twitter.
Trump said in the statement he plans to hike tariffs on steel up to 50 percent and “immediately” halt trade negotiations with the country. Trump's move to withdraw American troops from northern Syria received bipartisan condemnation and sparked fears of a renewed humanitarian crisis in the region and a
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