Senators ask Trump to rebuke Turkey over human rights

A bipartisan group of senators is calling on President Trump to rebuke Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his authoritarian policies when the two NATO leaders meet on Tuesday.

“The United States must be candid and consistent in our support of democratic values and respect for human rights for the sake of Turkey’s future and our long-term interests in the region,” Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., wrote in a letter signed by 15 colleagues. “We therefore urge you to make support for Turkish democracy and human rights a priority, both in your meetings with President Erdogan next week and in U.S. policy toward Turkey thereafter.”