Trump Threatens Sanctions On Turkey If U.S. Pastor Isn't Released

  • 6 years ago
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence threatened to impose "large sanctions" on its NATO ally Turkey. The threat was made because an American pastor is currently being held in Turkey under house arrest. Pastor Andrew Brunson was arrested in Turkey in 2016. The arrest was part of a government crackdown on journalists, academics, and Christian minorities. He was released on house arrest Wednesday.

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