{"id":81215,"date":"2019-10-17T15:06:41","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T14:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=81215"},"modified":"2019-10-17T15:06:42","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T14:06:42","slug":"trumps-letter-to-turkish-president-is-so-ridiculous-people-didnt-believe-it-was-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=81215","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#039;s letter to Turkish president is so ridiculous people didn&#039;t believe it was real"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- m -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5751019935\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"id_text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>It&#8217;s an especially concerning day to be living in Donald Trump&#8217;s America.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stood outside the White House this afternoon and literally said that Trump &#8220;had a meltdown&#8221; and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mkraju\/status\/1184553581019574273\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">canceled<\/a> an &#8220;all-Member classified briefing&#8221; on the dangerous situation he&#8217;s caused in Syria, Fox Business anchor Trish Regan tweeted a copy of what she said was a letter from Trump to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.<\/p>\n<p>In the letter, dated Oct. 9, Trump asks Erdogan to &#8220;work out a good deal,&#8221; warns him not to &#8220;be a tough guy,&#8221; and says that history will forever look upon him as &#8220;the devil&#8221; if he is &#8220;responsible for slaughtering thousands. Trump ends the letter by saying, &#8220;I will call you later.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">EXCLUSIVE: I have obtained a copy of \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a>\u2069\u2019s letter to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Erdogan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Erdogan<\/a>. \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@POTUS<\/a>\u2069 warns him to not \u201cbe a tough guy! Don\u2019t be a fool!\u201d Says he could destroy Turkey\u2019s economy if <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Syria?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Syria<\/a> is not resolved in a humane way. Details tonight at 8pm <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TrishRegan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TrishRegan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FoxBusiness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#FoxBusiness<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9BoSGlbRyt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/9BoSGlbRyt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Trish Regan (@trish_regan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/trish_regan\/status\/1184559361638748161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 16, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The language in the letter was so bizarre, informal, and unhinged that upon seeing it on social media, many questioned whether it was actually real.<\/p>\n<p>Though there&#8217;s a great deal of doubt online,<em> New York Times<\/em> White House Correspondent Katie Rogers and others have confirmed the letter&#8217;s authenticity.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Felt the need to ask WH if this is actually real and it is. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bHyIFw6cvO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/bHyIFw6cvO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Katie Rogers (@katierogers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katierogers\/status\/1184567108853751809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 16, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>While members of Congress and Pelosi publicly and repeatedly voiced concern over the president&#8217;s erratic behavior, much of Twitter was stunned by the unusual letter&#8217;s existence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s one thing to read yet another of the president&#8217;s middle of the night tweet-rants, but seeing the exclamation points and non sequiturs laid out on official White House letterhead is quite another.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">i am not saying it does not sound like trumps typical third grade level ranting<br \/>i am asking if all official correspondence comes out of the office of the president without at least one adult reading it over before putting a fuckin stamp on the envelope and dropping it in the post<\/p>\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5511153269\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\u2014 darth\u2122 (@darth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/darth\/status\/1184570384030429184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 16, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So the letter is dated October 9, which is days after the phone call where he gives the greenlight. Then he tweets about destroying the economy as the backlash builds, and this appears to be an attempt to save face\/get a re-do on the call.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrislhayes\/status\/1184572689383673856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 16, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DON&#8217;T BE A TOUGH GUY! DON&#8217;T BE A FOOL! I will call you later. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8JdAPEILEC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/8JdAPEILEC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ditzkoff\/status\/1184572320876236800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 16, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At this point it\u2019s sort of impressive that he can still shock us with how dumb he is <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Im8Fzz2ysF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/Im8Fzz2ysF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jess Dweck (@TheDweck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDweck\/status\/1184571564425019392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 16, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Did Cousin Greg write this letter.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Miriam Elder (@MiriamElder) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MiriamElder\/status\/1184572766382481408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 16, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is a letter that the President of the United States sent, in real life, and it really makes you think about all the letters we haven&#8217;t seen <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j3NrKTRJFp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/j3NrKTRJFp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertMaguire_\/status\/1184571877903261699?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 16, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yes, the letter is real. And, no, it did not have any impact on Erdogan. He still invaded Syria. He&#8217;s still going after US allies that fought against ISIS. There&#8217;s still a rapidly escalating humanitarian crisis. And it all began because of Trump&#8217;s decision to withdraw US troops.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Haltiwanger (@jchaltiwanger) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jchaltiwanger\/status\/1184576621937909766?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 16, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1184576819309228034?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted a graphic of his approval ratings<\/a> from inside the White House as though nothing is wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Everything is <em>not<\/em> fine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"5\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 5 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9258826580\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/culture\/7501\/trumps-letter-to-turkish-president-is-so-ridiculous-people-didnt-believe-it-was-real\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 3 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2884989920\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] It&#8217;s an especially concerning day to be living in Donald Trump&#8217;s America. Shortly after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stood outside the White House this afternoon and literally said that Trump &#8220;had a meltdown&#8221; and canceled an &#8220;all-Member classified briefing&#8221; on the dangerous situation he&#8217;s caused in Syria, Fox Business anchor Trish Regan tweeted a &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":81216,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81215"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=81215"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81217,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81215\/revisions\/81217"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/81216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=81215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=81215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=81215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}