Republican convention: Trump tells hostage held in Turkish prison for two years President Erdogan ‘was very good’ | The Independent
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Trump praises Erdogan despite Brunson’s Turkish imprisonmentAt the convention, the president discussed the pastor’s release after two years in Turkish custody.
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- The prerecorded discussion took place on the Republican convention’s first night and included former prisoners held abroad.
- Andrew Brunson spent two years imprisoned in Turkey after being arrested there in 2016.
- Brunson thanked the Trump administration for lobbying to secure his release from a 28-year sentence.
- Commentators criticized Trump’s praise; that day, the State Department strongly objected to Erdogan’s meeting with Hamas leadership.
Don't be a tough guy. Don't be a fool!— From Recep Tayyip Erdogan's letter to Donald Trump, as reported in The Independent
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