Trump’s Mind-Boggling Dealmaking with Erdoğan

Unlike the gangs allegedly behind the ships targeted in the Caribbean, groups backed by Turkey’s leader engage in what federal law defines as terrorist activity.

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President Donald Trump walks with Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan as he arrives aboard Air Force One at Etimesgut Air Base for a NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 7, 2026.

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It may induce vertigo, but let’s try to take President Trump on his own terms.

In the past ten months, he has killed more than 210 people in unauthorized aerial strikes on approximately 63 vessels in the waters off South and Central America. Evidently, we’ve decided not to talk about this killing spree, which disgraces our nation.

Andrew C. McCarthy

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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