White House correspondent for the New York Times Katie Rogers Tweeted a scan of a letter that was confirmed to be a genuine missive from President Trump, sent to the President of the Republic of Turkey, Tayyip Erdogan.
"Let's work out a good deal! You don't want to be responsible for slaughtering thousands of people, and I don't want to be responsible for destroying the Turkish economy—and I will. I've already given you a little sample with respect to Pastor Brunson," the letter, dated October 9, 2019, opens.
Pastor Andrew Brunson is an Evangelical Presbyterian Church elder and pastor of the Izmir Resurrection Church. Brunson was arrested and imprisoned on October 7, 2016 as part of purges that followed a failed 2016 coup attempt. He was accused of helping America in the coup attempt by Turkish authorities and sentenced to be held.
President Trump sanctioned Turkey in July of 2018 in response to their refusal to release Brunson, and it marked the first time America had ever sanctioned a fellow NATO ally. As a result of the negotiations which followed, Brunson was moved to house arrest. President Donald Trump speaks during a joint news conference with President Sergio Mattarella of Italy in the East Room at the White House October 16, 2019 in Washington, DC. A letter from the President to Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan written on October 9th has been made public by a New York Times White Hose Correspondent.The letter continues,"I have worked hard to solve some of your problems. Don't let the world down. You can make a great deal.
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