Senate defies Trump; Unanimously recognize Armenian genocide

By artappraiser on Fri, 12/13/2019 - 2:15am |

"America's non-response to the Turkish horrors established patterns that would be repeated," Sen. Bob Menendez said.

By Burgess Everett @ Politico.com, Dec. 12

The Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide in Turkey more than 100 years ago, over earlier objections from President Donald Trump.

The move amounted to a stern condemnation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has grown close to Russia in recent months and who criticized a similar resolution passed by the House. Moreover, the Senate advanced Turkish sanctions legislation on Wednesday, threatening to disrupt Trump's alliance with Erdoğan [....]

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