Trump says Armenia massacres were not genocide, directly contradicting Congress

[TomSea]

Trump says Armenia massacres were not genocide, directly contradicting Congress

The Trump administration has said it does not consider the mass killings of Armenians in 1915 to be a genocide, contradicting a unanimous vote by the US Senate.

The historic vote last week incensed Turkey, which has always denied that the killings amounted to a genocide.

Turkey's foreign ministry on Friday summoned the US ambassador to express its anger over the vote, accusing the US of "politicising history".

Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50828179

"...   a unanimous vote by the US Senate.", So not even one dissenting vote? Interesting.

[catfish1957]

"...   a unanimous vote by the US Senate.", So not even one dissenting vote? Interesting.

Tell the Turkish POS, we call your outrage, and raise you a NATO expulsion.

[TomSea]

Janet Grabowski
@janetcalif
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It doesnt matter what the Trump administration says because if this were a Bill & not a Resolution, it would be veto proof due to the overwhelming votes in the House & Senate.  What's disturbing is Trumps continued loyalty to Erdogan over his own Congress.

https://twitter.com/janetcalif/status/1207004168189145088

I wonder if a "Bill" would have more effect and a "Resolution" just calls attention to the genocide. It's somewhat symbolic and I read one voice saying a "political" move. Nonetheless, it will carry some weight.

And IMHO, another very poor foreign policy decision.

[TomSea]

Is Kim Kardashian available for comment or anyone in the family for that matter? Maybe they tweet too.

I can see he didn't care to alienate Turkey...that's all he can say. Nobody agrees with him in the Senate. Maybe Omar voted against this measure.

[libertybele]

Have to disagree with Trump on this one.

[Absalom]

Most of the time Trump is in his buffoon mode but on the Armenian Genocide he's moved
over to his moron mode.
This is a fact of history, hardly a dispute, as the Ottomans committed repeated atrocities
against the Armenians in the 19th & 20th centuries for which their agents, the Kurds,
formally asked the world to forgive them, many years past.
Someone alert Trumpet.

[dfwgator]

Most of the time Trump is in his buffoon mode but on the Armenian Genocide he's moved
over to his moron mode.
This is a fact of history, hardly a dispute, as the Ottomans committed repeated atrocities
against the Armenians in the 19th & 20th centuries for which their agents, the Kurds,
formally asked the world to forgive them, many years past.
Someone alert Trumpet.

This is one time I oppose Trump,  I think he's trying to curry favor with that scumbag, Erdogan. 

[Absalom]

This is one time I oppose Trump,  I think he's trying to curry favor with that scumbag, Erdogan.

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Gator, on the mark.
Precisely why principle will always rule pandering.