House speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer, both Democrats, issued a statement this afternoon on President trump’s decision to lift sanctions against Turkey in exchange for a cease-fire in Syria.

President trump is reeling. The presidents ‘ decision to lift sanctions against Turkey for a brutal attack on our Kurdish partners in exchange for a sham cease-fire seriously undermines the credibility of America’s foreign policy and sends a dangerous message to our allies and adversaries that our word cannot be trusted, lawmakers said.

Read the rest of their statement:

“President Erdogan has given up nothing, and President Trump has given him everything. The Turks have stated that this is not a ceasefire, and made clear that they will pause the operation for 120 hours in order for the terrorists to leave referring to the courageous Kurdish fighters who have suffered nearly 11,000 casualties in our fight to defeat ISIS. This agreement also does nothing to stop thousands of ISIS prisoners from escaping, and shows the Presidents complete lack of strategy to defeat ISIS. To say that Turkey and Syria will guard the prisoners is outrageous and puts our homeland security at risk. ISIS is still a threat, certainly now more than before President Trump gave Erdogan the green light to invade Syria.

President trump has unleashed a further escalation of chaos and insecurity in Syria, killing dozens of innocent civilians, forcing hundreds of thousands from their homes and inviting the resurgence of ISIS. opponents: ISIS, Bashar al-Assad, Vladimir Putin and Iran. Today’s decision also leads to the fact that President trump does not see Putin as a danger to our country.

Yesterday’s overwhelming bipartisan 354-60 vote in the House to oppose the presidents ‘ decision and demand a clear ISIS strategy yesterday was an important step and the Senate should do the same immediately. A package of sanctions to reverse the humanitarian catastrophe that President trump unleashed in Syria.Our troops, our allies and our partners, all suffering from the Syrian conflict, deserve sensible, strong and sound leadership from Washington.