Asked whether he consulted with Joint Chiefs before late night Syria announcement, Pres. Trump says, 'I consulted with everybody. I always consult with everybody.'
President Donald Trump’s decision to have U.S. forces in northern Syria step aside to make way for Turkish troops and put U.S.-allied Syrian Kurds at risk, has sparked outrage among Trump’s closest allies on Capitol Hill, with many Republicans questioning Trump’s leadership on foreign policy issues.
Turkey is set to invade Syria and the U.S. said it would remove all of its forces from the"immediate area," according to the White House.The Turkish move is likely to put the Kurdish forces that helped the U.S. defeat ISIS in peril. Turkey considers the Kurdish forces -- the PKK and YPG -- terrorist organizations.
McConnell, in urging Trump to show"American leadership," said the U.S. must prevent conflict between Turkey and the Syrian Kurds.
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