Reiterating criticism against European countries
“I think she’s a nice person, actually,” he said at a joint press conference with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
“We had a bad relationship, folks. It became a little bad because she refused to help us… She refused to get involved with the Hormuz Strait,” he said, reiterating his disappointment over Europe’s reluctance to play a role in the US-Israeli war on Iran.
“I like her, I think she’s a nice person actually, but I think she made a mistake.. she just wasn’t there for us and I wasn’t happy about that,” he said.
Trump has been highly critical of European NATO countries ahead of the Ankara meeting, with allies seeking to showcase growing defence spending in the hope of placating him.
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