Not much on CNN, but it was well covered:Originally Posted by Gunny
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-brief...a-close-friend
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-f...the-right-way/Trump praises Erdogan: 'We have a great friendship'
BY JOSH DELK - 09/21/17 04:10 PM EDT
Trump praises Erdogan: 'We have a great friendship'
President Trump on Thursday hailed the close relationship formed with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, during a bilateral meeting in New York.
"We have a great friendship, as countries and I think we're right now as close as we've ever been," Trump said, according to pool reports. His comments come a day after delivering his first address before the United Nations General Assembly.
Trump praises Erdoğan, says US and Turkey relationship is closest that has never been pic.twitter.com/Ci4KTJ1IXm
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Trump went on to say that Erdogan is “running a very difficult part of the world. He has evolved very strongly, and frankly he’s getting very high marks.”
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By DAVID MORGAN CBS NEWS July 16, 2018, 10:03 AM
Trump fist-bumped Turkish leader Erdogan, said he "does things the right way"
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"Trump was very frustrated; he wasn't getting commitments from other leaders to spend more. Many of them said, 'Well, we have to ask our parliaments. We have a process; we can't just tell you we're going to spend more, we have a legal process.' Trump turns around to the Turkish president, Recep Erdogan, and says, 'Except for Erdogan over here. He does things the right way,' and then actually fist-bumps the Turkish president."
It was a startling gesture of support for the increasingly authoritarian Turkish leader, who recently won another term and is widely expected to continue consolidating his power.
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