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Poiuyt

(18,124 posts)
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 12:27 AM Oct 2019

The hell with the Ukrainian phone call, I want to know about Trump's call

to Erdogan in Turkey the day before he announced that we were leaving Syria. We all know that Trump wants to enter the brotherhood of world strongmen. That's why he tries to placate Putin, Erdogan, Kim Jong-un, etc.

Putting together the fact that he idolizes Erdogan and that he has large real estate holdings in Turkey, what do you think was discussed on that phone call? I can't help but think that Erdogan was pressuring trump using trump's property as leverage. Naturally, trump would fold under any pressure from one of his idols.

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The hell with the Ukrainian phone call, I want to know about Trump's call (Original Post) Poiuyt Oct 2019 OP
And the 10 calls or so to Putin-- dawg day Oct 2019 #1
Trump must have been so impressed when Erdogan's security force beat his protestors in Washington. NCLefty Oct 2019 #2
Trump doesn't have large RE holdings in Turkey, he rents his name to the real owner(s) mr_lebowski Oct 2019 #3
Recommended! Duppers Oct 2019 #4
The meeting MFM008 Oct 2019 #5

dawg day

(7,947 posts)
1. And the 10 calls or so to Putin--
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 01:08 AM
Oct 2019

Of course, Trump probably huddles in his bed late at night and under the covers uses his cell phone to report to the Boss Vlad, where no one is listening.

NCLefty

(3,678 posts)
2. Trump must have been so impressed when Erdogan's security force beat his protestors in Washington.
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 02:09 AM
Oct 2019

And 11 of them were Americans.

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
3. Trump doesn't have large RE holdings in Turkey, he rents his name to the real owner(s)
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 02:49 AM
Oct 2019

of 'Trump Towers' in exchange for a fee.

As such, I don't think the whole "Erdogan pressured Trump using his property in Turkey as leverage" angle holds any water, as it's not his property.

MFM008

(19,814 posts)
5. The meeting
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 07:08 AM
Oct 2019

Maggot had at Helsenki with pooty must have been a goodie if he confiscated the notes in a meeting
with just 4 people.

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