Day: October 9, 2019
Trump: ISIS Terrorists Are ‘Going to Be Escaping to Europe,’ Not America
President Trump said that should Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists flee to other regions of the world, they will be headed to Europe, not the United States.
Source: Trump: ISIS Terrorists Are ‘Going to Be Escaping to Europe,’ Not America
Calls for Sanctions Against Turkey
Turkey is under growing criticism for its military incursion into Syria with Senators in Washington demanding immediate sanctions. President Erdogan says ground troops are now inside Syria after a wave of airstrikes on Kurdish forces.
U.S. Weighing Currency Pact With China as Part of Partial Deal
The White House is looking at rolling out a previously agreed currency pact with China as part of an early harvest deal that could also see a tariff increase next week suspended, according to people familiar with the discussions.
Source: U.S. Weighing Currency Pact With China as Part of Partial Deal
Turkey’s Erdogan Says Military Incursion Into Syria Has Begun
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a tweet on Wednesday that Turkey’s military began cross-border operation into Syria.
Source: Turkey’s Erdogan Says Military Incursion Into Syria Has Begun
July 26 whistleblower memo claims White House official was “visibly shaken” by Ukraine call
A day after President Trump spoke to Ukraine’s president about investigating Joe Biden, the whistleblower whose anonymous complaint about Trump and Ukraine has set off an impeachment inquiry spoke to a White House official who was “visibly shaken by what had transpired,” according to a reproduced version of a memo reported by CBS News .
Source: July 26 whistleblower memo claims White House official was “visibly shaken” by Ukraine call
