Trump Says He Again Wants $100 Billion Trade Deal With Turkey

Nov. 13, 2019, 5:36 PM UTC

President Donald Trump said he’ll discuss a trade deal with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a White House meeting on Nov. 13.

The deal could expand trade “very significantly” between the two countries, from about $20 billion to as much as $100 billion, Trump said. He called Erdogan, a pariah in much of Washington after his military offensive into Kurdish-held territory in Syria last month, a “good friend.”

“We think that number should be easily $100 billion, which would be great for Turkey and good for us,” Trump told reporters. “So we’re going to be expanding.”

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