US President Donald Trump speaks to the press prior from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, April 10, 2019. SAUL LOEB / AFP
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday authorized sanctions on Turkey’s leaders, reimposed steel tariffs and ended trade negotiations to protest Ankara’s offensive into Syria.
“I am fully prepared to swiftly destroy Turkey’s economy if Turkish leaders continue down this dangerous and destructive path,” he wrote on Twitter.