'There's no way I'm meeting' with the Taliban after US soldier's death, Trump says
by Julio Rosas
| September 09, 2019 04:04 PM
President Trump told reporters the peace talks with the Taliban are "dead" in the aftermath of a U.S. soldier being killed in Afghanistan last week.
Trump was set to host a Taliban delegation at Camp David for a continuation of peace talks just days before the anniversary of 9/11. He canceled them after Sgt. 1st Class Elis Barreto Ortiz, 34, was killed with a car bomb.
"They’re dead," Trump said of the talks Monday. "They’re dead, as far as I’m concerned. They thought they had to kill people to put themselves in a better negotiating position. When they did that, they killed 12 people. One happened to be a great American soldier. A wonderful young man, from Puerto Rico. Family is from Puerto Rico. You can’t do that with me. So they’re dead, as far as I’m concerned."
Echoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Trump said the U.S. has been heavily targeting the terror group in recent days.
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