President blasts ‘Never Trumper Republicans’ as ‘human scum’

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President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will lift sanctions on Turkey after Ankara told his administration it will stop fighting in Syria and make a ceasefire permanent.

WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCEMENT

Speaking at the White House, Trump said, “the sanctions will be lifted unless something happens that we’re not happy with.”

Shortly after the president spoke, the U.S. Treasury Department said it had removed sanctions on Turkish ministries and senior officials. The sanctions had frozen assets and blocked Americans from doing business with the entities and officials.

Trump also said sanctions could be reimposed if Turkey breaks the ceasefire, and that some U.S. troops would remain to guard oil fields in Syria. The president said his announcement validated his decision to pull troops from northern Syria, for which he was criticized by lawmakers from both parties.

NEVER TRUMPERS AS ‘HUMAN SCUM’

Ahead of an address to an energy conference in Pittsburgh, the president blasted so-called Never Trump Republicans as “human scum.” His attack came as he tries to shore up Republican support during Democrats’ impeachment inquiry.

Trump singled out acting ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor, who testified that the president made nearly $400 million in aid contingent on the Ukrainian president investigating Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and alleged Ukrainian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, as the Wall Street Journal reported.

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