Secretary of State Mike Pompeo justified the withdrawal, maintaining that it became clear after Trump’s call with Erdoğan that U.S. troops were in danger in northeastern Syria. Pompeo said the withdrawal was to protect them.
As I have stated strongly before, and just to reiterate, if Turkey does anything that I, in my great and unmatched wisdom, consider to be off limits, I will totally destroy and obliterate the Economy of Turkey . They must, with Europe and others, watch over...Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a loyal Trump ally, made a rare break from the president and criticized the withdrawal. Sen.
“I love Sen. Graham, he is a friend, but remember where we were when this administration came into office and now just judge us by our results,” Pompeo said, repeating the claim that the Trump administration had taken down ISIS. Pompeo also touched on Trump’s Ukraine scandal, which is at the center of the House’s impeachment inquiry. Trump asked President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden — a request that has been blasted as asking for foreign interference in a U.S. election — according to a readout of a phone call between the two leaders in late July.
“I know what this administration has done with respect to Ukraine,” he said. “We’ve worked diligently on this. I’m proud of our results. I remember where Obama left Ukraine; it left it at 80 percent of the size that it was when he came into office."
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