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Trump and Erdogan square up for a fight - The Washington Post

Trump and Erdogan square up for a fight
by Ishaan Tharoor August 3 Email the author

President Trump may have squabbled with Western European leaders on a trip to NATO headquarters last month and cast the European Union as a “foe,” but he displayed plenty of warmth for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. According to one account, Trump “fist-bumped” his Turkish counterpart when they met in Brussels, praising a leader known for his authoritarian style as someone who “does things the right way.”

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