President Trump on Wednesday criticized the Kurds, saying they didn’t help the United States during World War II and that they were only fighting for their land in Syria during the battle against ISIS.
“The Kurds are fighting for their land,” Trump told reporters at the White House during an event in the Roosevelt Room.
“And as somebody wrote in a very, very powerful article today, they didn’t help us in the second World War, they didn’t help us with Normandy as an example. They mentioned names of different battles. But they’re there to help us with their land and that’s a different thing.”
Trump did not specify to which article he was referring, but some on Twitter pointed to an article written in TownHall by conservative Kurt Schlichter that included a reference to the Kurds and Normandy.
The remarks from Trump at the White House came as Turkey launched an offensive in northern Syria against Kurdish forces that had been allied with the United States in the fight on terror.
Trump paved the way for the Turkish offensive when he announced earlier this week, to a GOP furor, that he was withdrawing U.S. forces from that part of Syria. Some of Trump’s staunchest Republican allies have ripped the move, calling it a betrayal of a loyal U.S. ally in the Kurds.
Trump insisted the U.S. has spent “tremendous amounts of money” helping the Kurds purchase ammunition and weapons.
“With all of that being said, we liked the Kurds,” Trump told reporters.
“When you say they’re fighting for us, yes, but they’re fighting for their land,” Trump added.
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Trump defends decision to pull troops from Syria: The Kurds "didn’t help us with Normandy" https://t.co/h1CNj1YOjG pic.twitter.com/SaKATCuBBG
— The Hill (@thehill) October 9, 2019
He really is dumb as a rock.
The Dear Leader is wise and forces us all to reconsider. https://t.co/HADULP6sX9
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) October 9, 2019
But he was joking. Where is your sense of humor?
God help us.
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