Trump defends U.S. relations with Turkey after bipartisan backlash
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday continued to defend Washington’s relationship with Turkey after a bipartisan backlash over his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from northeastern Syria in a move that critics fear opens the way for a Turkish strike on Kurdish-led forces.