Posted on 10/12/2018 7:03:26 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Could not believe it, Fox just had Dem Sen. Shaheen talking about the release of the pastor. It was all Trump’s doing he should get the credit.
Bump!
Reminds me of when early in the term Pres. Trump personally secured the release of an Egyptian-American woman imprisoned in Egypt.
***The Turkish government suspected a cleric living in Pennsylvania as the mastermind behind the coup. They used Pastor Brunson as leverage to force the USA to extradite this cleric.***
Fethullah Gülen hasn’t been extradited. Is the August hearing still dragging on/continuance?
I gave this about zero chance of happening. But SHAME on me for not having faith in the best, winningest president this country has EVER had!
Yay! More winning.
That’s a classical guitar. Among other things, I bet he can’t wait to play it again.
Go Trump
Too much winning !!!
I can’t take it anymore Mr. President !!!
I think it is that simple.
And still kick their asses once he’s home. Turkey could use a good ass kickin
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"Pence said at a summit on religious freedom in July. "If Turkey does not take immediate action to free this innocent man of faith and send him home to America, the United States will impose significant sanctions on Turkey until Pastor Andrew Brunson is free.”
The administration subsequently imposed sanctions on two senior Turkish officials. Trump also tweeted that he had “authorized a doubling” of steel and aluminum tariffs on the NATO ally. Erdogan accused the United States of waging economic war on his government, but the Turkish currency’s value had been plummeting even before Trump’s slap.
msm will probably report this as "ransom", however, the economic pressure was brought on by Brunson's arrest and is why we have this result.
Kudos to President Trump and Vice-President Pence.
You are correct. The Democrat Media will not praise them.
None, but President Trump put tariffs on their steel and aluminum exports and made our displeasure known in other financial ways. Instead of ransoms, Trump gives them the back of his hand, which is the way we should treat petty dictators (even "elected" ones) who treat our citizens badly.
Pence is a brother in Christ. That’s a strong bond.
Great! Here we go again. More winning. How long will this continue?
More winning!!!!!
Whoo hoo!!!!!
The timing of the release may be significant. Turkey’s relations with Saudi Arabia have hit a new low following the disappearance and presumed murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. They haven’t been very good with the U.S., either, even though Turkey is a nominal Western ally and member of NATO.
Saudi Arabia is in the way of Turkey’s hegemonic designs on the region. Erdogan hopes to improve relations with the U.S. and drive a wedge between Washington and Riyadh, giving the Turkish president more leverage on other Gulf States in the region.
Wasn’t Jay Sekelow and Pence trying to help in this one?
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