Return to sender: Turkish President Erdogan says he gave back Trump`s `don`t be a tough ...
(WorldNews Europe)

WASHINGTON (Tribune News Service) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during a White House news conference Wednesday that he had returned the letter President Donald Trump sent him last month warning him not to be a "tough guy" as his military prepared to invade Kurdish territory in northern Syria. "This letter was re-presented to Mr. President this afternoon," Erdogan said when asked why he ignored Trump`s advice and proceeded with the military incursion. "We gave back the letter that we have received," he repeated at the end of his response, apparently refuting reports he had thrown the letter in the trash. Trump wrote the...