WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump welcomed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the White House on Sept. 25 to discuss a Boeing deal and bilateral issues, including the long-standing dispute over Turkey’s purchase of a Russian air defense system.
“We do a lot of trade with Turkey, and we’re going to continue,” Trump said in the Oval Office at the beginning of his bilateral meeting with Erdogan. “They build great products—really fantastic manufacturers.”
Trump also said the two leaders would discuss Turkey’s efforts to purchase F-16s and F-35s.
“We’re just going to have, I think, a very interesting couple of hours. We’re going to get a lot done,” Trump said as he welcomed the Turkish president….
Trump Hosts Turkish President Erdogan to Discuss Trade, Defense
