Protesters demonstrating against the regime of Recep Tayyip Erdogan got a taste of what life is like in Turkey as President Erdogan's guards beat peaceful demonstrators near the residence of the Turkish Ambassador in Washington, D.C. last night.
Erdogan is in DC to meet with President Trump. So don't expect any condemnation from the White House. If anything, Trump is apt to praise Erdogan's thugs. After all, not only did Trump praise the manner in which Erdogan thwarted last summer's coup attempt but said Americans were in no position to criticize Erdogan. As such its no surprise Trump didn't raise human rights abuses in Turkey when he met with Erdogan. If anything, Trump is even chummier with Erdogan than President Obama and they were very friendly. But in Trump, Erdogan has met an authoritarian kindred spirit.
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