U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would not make any concessions to Turkey to gain the freedom of a detained American pastor, adding he was not concerned that retaliatory tariffs he imposed will have a ripple effect and hurt the European economy.
Speaking to Reuters in an Oval Office interview, Trump said he thought he had a deal with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan when he helped persuade Israel to free a detained Turkish citizen. He had thought Erdogan would then release pastor Andrew Brunson who has been held by Ankara since 2016 and faces 35 years in prison on espionage and terror-related charges.
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