LATEST: Democrats and Republicans, including some of the US president's most staunch congressional allies, are slamming his decision to pull US troops from northern Syria and allow Turkish forces to attack US military allies in the region.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a defense hawk and Trump ally, wrote on Twitter that if reports were accurate about Turkey entering northern Syria, “a disaster is in the making.”“Pray for our Kurdish allies who have been shamelessly abandoned by the Trump Administration," he tweeted."This move ensures the reemergence of ISIS."
Pray for our Kurdish allies who have been shamelessly abandoned by the Trump Administration. This move ensures the reemergence of ISIS.Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, tweeted in response to a threat from Graham to sanction Turkey, “Just as the Kurds had our backs against ISIS, we must have theirs. The U.S. must do whatever it takes to hold Turkey accountable for compromising our security.”
As the denunciations from lawmakers mounted, the White House responded with a statement from Trump that said the United States did not endorse the invasion and had"made it clear to Turkey that this operation is a bad idea." "We expect Turkey to abide by all of its commitments, and we continue to monitor the situation closely," Trump said.
On Wednesday morning, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., a close ally of the president, blasted the Turkish operation but stopped short of criticizing Trump.
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