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Republicans and Democrats denounce Trump's shock Taliban talks revelation [View all]
Source: The Guardian
Republicans and Democrats denounce Trump's shock Taliban talks revelation
• Amy Klobuchar: ‘This isn’t a gameshow. These are terrorists’
• Liz Cheney says Taliban should never visit Camp David
Victoria Bekiempis in New York
Sun 8 Sep 2019 17.29 BST
Donald Trump’s shock announcement that he had canceled secret peace talks with the Taliban this weekend has prompted criticism and confusion, including from his own Republican party.
The Democratic presidential 2020 hopeful and Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar ridiculed the president on Sunday morning, saying he approaches foreign policy like “some kind of gameshow”.
And the Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger of Illinois gave Trump a dressing down.
“Never should leaders of a terrorist organization that hasn’t renounced 9/11 and continues in evil be allowed in our great country. NEVER. Full stop,” he tweeted shortly after Trump’s announcement, also via Twitter, on Saturday night.
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• Amy Klobuchar: ‘This isn’t a gameshow. These are terrorists’
• Liz Cheney says Taliban should never visit Camp David
Victoria Bekiempis in New York
Sun 8 Sep 2019 17.29 BST
Donald Trump’s shock announcement that he had canceled secret peace talks with the Taliban this weekend has prompted criticism and confusion, including from his own Republican party.
The Democratic presidential 2020 hopeful and Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar ridiculed the president on Sunday morning, saying he approaches foreign policy like “some kind of gameshow”.
And the Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger of Illinois gave Trump a dressing down.
“Never should leaders of a terrorist organization that hasn’t renounced 9/11 and continues in evil be allowed in our great country. NEVER. Full stop,” he tweeted shortly after Trump’s announcement, also via Twitter, on Saturday night.
Link to tweet
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/08/trump-taliban-afghanistan-republicans-democrats-reaction
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