President Donald Trump hosts a meeting with the president of Turkey as relations between the two NATO allies are at their lowest point in decades.
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Ankara has rebuffed Washington and has warmed its ties with Russia - even buying a Russian air defense system - despite being a member of NATO. Turkey also is facing backlash over attacks on Kurdish civilians during its incursion into Syria last month
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Some in Congress denounce Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's repressive tactics at home and say he should never have been invited to the White House on Wednesday.
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Trump says Turkey has been a critical U.S. ally for decades, cites the strong economic upside to the relationship and maintains that the two countries have enough in common to overcome their differences.
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