President Trump slammed one of his key allies on Capitol Hill, Sen. Lindsey Graham, over his approach to Turkey's incursion in Syria. Trump said during a news conference that Graham 'would like to stay in the Middle East for the next thousand years.'
Trump said during a news conference at the White House Wednesday afternoon that Graham"would like to stay in the Middle East for the next thousand years." The President suggesting that the South Carolina Republican should instead focus on investigating various members of the intelligence community Trump thinks tried to sway the 2016 presidential election against him."The people of South Carolina don't want us to get into a war with Turkey, a NATO member, or with Syria.
" Trump told reporters on Wednesday that Turkey's incursion of northern Syria"has nothing to do with us" and added that the former US allies that US forces left behind in Syria -- the Kurds -- are"not angels."Graham said Trump's comments"undercut" the negotiating position of the high-level delegation heading to Turkey Wednesday night, which includes Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
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