Rep. Justin Amash (I-Mich.) on Sunday called out President Trump over the administration’s decision to move U.S. troops from northern Syria to Iraq, saying that the move conflicts with Trump’s repeated calls to bring forces home.
“Trump’s words: Bring them home. Trump’s action: Send them to Iraq,” Amash, who left the Republican Party earlier this year to become an Independent, said on Twitter.
Trump’s words: Bring them home.
Trump’s action: Send them to Iraq. https://t.co/yMAoFVMejV— Justin Amash (@justinamash) October 20, 2019
While addressing the issue on NBC’s “Meet The Press” on Sunday, Amash added that it was “pretty clear” Trump wasn’t bringing home the troops.
“He’s moving troops back into Iraq. He’s moving other troops into Saudi Arabia,” Amash continued, referring to the Pentagon’s recent move to deploy additional personnel, aircraft and missile defense equipment to Saudi Arabia. “He’s using our forces as paid mercenaries. What happened to the American people having their voices heard through their representatives in Congress.”
EXCLUSIVE: Rep. @justinamash (I-Mich.) says "you don't wait until after withdrawing the troops to make a plan to go pressure Turkey." #MTP #IfItsSunday
"It's pretty clear [President Trump's] not bringing home the troops. He's just moving them to other parts of the Middle East." pic.twitter.com/JzztwiieM6
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) October 20, 2019
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