Trump called for a plan to eliminate all US diplomats from Turkey for the arrest of the pastor

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Trump called for a plan to eliminate all US diplomats from Turkey for the arrest of the pastor







Outraged by the arrest of US pastor Andrew Brunson, president Donald Trump He called for a plan to be drawn up in late August for the full withdrawal of US diplomatic personnel from Turkey, senior administration officials and the State Department informed ABC News.



The unprecedented plan to essentially close a US embassy and all diplomatic missions of a NATO ally would have taken place over a period of 60 days, beginning with the dismissal of the leading diplomats and ending with the possible reduction of all diplomatic personnel , according to a senior US official. Official with knowledge of the plan. The plan to remove the diplomats during the two-month period was designed to exert an incremental pressure on the Turkish government.



"For a while, we feared an apocalyptic break in relations with Turkey," said a senior State Department official.



"I would be starting with the manager. [d'affaires] to send a message: 'there is no staff left behind' ", said the official.The United States has not had an ambassador in Turkey since October 2017, which makes the charge of business the most important diplomat in the country.



The plan was among a half-dozen options, including increased penalties for businesses and Turkish officials, and his execution would have been considered more seriously if Brunson was not released at his hearing in October.





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Pastor Andrew Brunson, in the center, and the charge d'affaires, Jeffrey Hovenier, on the left, arrive at the Adnan Menderes airport to take a flight to Germany after his release after his trial in Izmir, Turkey, on the 12th. October 2018.

However, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who was said to be vocal in opposition to the plan, took over the president's order and drafted an eight-page plan, according to the State Department official. He was so protected and so sensitive that few officials of the State Department even dared to say that it was a plan for a Turkish withdrawal. Some referred to this as "what of Turkey".



The State Department has denied that such a plan has been drawn up.



"The claim that there was a plan to close our diplomatic relations with Turkey or our diplomatic facilities in Turkey is clearly false," said State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert.



"As a matter of policy, we never discuss our internal process other than to say that we always consider a full range of options when dealing with international responses," Nauert said. "Mission Turkey is one of our most important positions in Europe, continuing to devote the diplomatic attention and resources necessary for a NATO ally."



A spokesman for the White House did not comment on the file.



According to several administration officials, President Trump was furious with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan because they gave assurances to the president that Brunson would be released when the pastor presented an appeal to his house arrest. The appeal was rejected by a Turkish court in August.



"POTUS felt personally betrayed by Erdogan on this issue, he returned to keep his word, it was a personal affront and made Trump get out of control," an administration official told ABC News.





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The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speaks after receiving an honorary doctorate from Erciyes University, in Kayseri, Turkey, on October 13, 2018.

The White House chief of staff, John Kelly, suggested that the US UU Only remove non-essential personnel from US missions. UU In Turkey, according to a family source. However, others who had the president's ear, such as National Security Advisor John Bolton, did not oppose the plan to eliminate all staff.



Pompeo, who has been one of the president's most trusted cabinet members since taking office, expressed the strongest opposition. According to two government officials, he argued that it should only be a last resort, and that such a move could cause irreparable damage to the relationship with a key NATO ally.



While the plan for full diplomatic withdrawal was very drastic, comparisons were made between the State Department officials who worked on the plan for US diplomatic relations with Iran and North Korea.



"It took a great effort on the part of Pompeo to slow it down," said the official.



The president's strong desire to withdraw staff from the US embassy in Turkey ended when Pastor Brunson was released on Friday. He had been detained in Turkey for two years on charges of alleged terrorism and espionage, part of a broad crackdown by President Erdogan after an attempted military coup in 2016. Officials from Brunson and the United States. UU They denied the charges.



The president's orders for a plan to close the diplomatic presence of the US UU It came just weeks after it imposed severe steel and aluminum tariffs on Turkey, citing national security concerns, which greatly affected the country's currency, the lira.



It is not clear if Turkish officials knew the full extent of the plan, but the State Department source said they felt more pressure in recent weeks as the president focused on freeing the evangelical pastor who has become a symbol. of religious freedom among his political base.



"The Turks read the indignation on the other side of the board." If Erdogan did not let Brunson go to the [October] When he heard it, he would break loose. Sanctions, everything would be on the table, eliminating the diplomats, "said a senior administration official.



"The message was sent: be clear, all the diplomatic pressure is on the table," said the official.





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Jamal Khashoggi, then general manager of a new Arabic news channel, speaks during a press conference in Manama, Bahrain, on December 15, 2014.

Brunson's release came amid another diplomatic crisis inside Turkey that involved the alleged murder of Washington Post journalist and Saudi citizen, Jamal Khashoggi. Turkey alleges that it was killed by the Saudis and is trying to convince the United States of the same. Turkey has a long rivalry with Saudi Arabia and saw Brunson's release as fundamental to gaining US support in this separate crisis.



On Saturday, the president met with Brunson in the Oval Office of the White House, where he reiterated that there was no secret agreement with Turkey in exchange for his release.



"We do not pay a ransom in this country," Trump said, as he proudly celebrated Brunson's return.

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