Posted this morning:
If Erdoğan signed a proclamation calling the Trail of Tears an example of ethnic cleansing and genocide, Biden's response would be, "Can't argue with that, Jack, it was a total atrocity."
— Jeff Fecke (@jkfecke) April 25, 2021
Later…
Turkish President Erdogan speaking now. Condemns Biden’s recognition of Armenian genocide, says “Armenian gangsters” provoked the “unfortunate events” of 1915 by rising up against the Ottoman Empire at urging of the West and Russia… “Massacres were perpetrated on both sides”… pic.twitter.com/VJ2URvHCNz
— Mark MacKinnon (@markmackinnon) April 26, 2021
Erdogan threatens to recognise killings of Native Americans as genocide in response to Armenia resolution https://t.co/ckHoUbTaYd
— Kiros Auld (@KirosAuld) April 25, 2021
UP JUMPS The Devil RICK SANTORUM!
He is right. Other than the Iroquois Confederacy with its highly advanced and complex political system, and the Southeastern nations that we literally called Five Civilized Tribes (before we lebensraumed them to Oklahoma) and all the other ancient cultures, there was NOTHING here https://t.co/YQbtLGo1vM
— Slava Malamud (@SlavaMalamud) April 26, 2021
It’s gonna be interesting seeing how the Biden Administration responds, but I assume they’ll have the good sense to ignore Little Ricky and his Repub chums.
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