On Sunday, Trump said he was listening to Congress, where Republicans and Democrats are pushing aggressively for sanctions action. “Dealing with @LindseyGrahamSC and many members of Congress, including Democrats, about imposing powerful Sanctions on Turkey,” Trump said on Twitter, referring to the loyal Trump ally and US senator who lambasted the president last week. Dealing with @LindseyGrahamSC and many members of Congress, including Democrats, about imposing powerful Sanctions on Turkey. The United States has successfully gone after Turkey with sanctions and tariffs before, hitting Ankara last year to pressure authorities to return an American pastor on trial for terrorism charges. The United States could look at targeting arm sales to Turkey, something a number of European countries have already done.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 13, 2019 22:07 UTC