国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Trump tweets support for U.S. pastor on trial in Turkey on spying
<p><span word="ANKARA">ANKARA</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 18-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="voiced">voiced</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Brunson">Brunson</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="pastor">pastor</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="espionage">espionage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="links">links</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulen">Gulen</span> <span word="movement">movement</span>, <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="fractured">fractured</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Pastor">Pastor</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Brunson">Brunson</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="gentleman">gentleman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="persecuted">persecuted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="reason">reason</span>," <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="tweeted">tweeted</span>.</p><p>"<span word="They">They</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spy">spy</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spy">spy</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="Hopefully">Hopefully</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="belongs">belongs</span>!" <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="president">president</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="tweet">tweet</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="ally">ally</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 50-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Brunson">Brunson</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="pastor">pastor</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="indicted">indicted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulen">Gulen</span> <span word="movement">movement</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Ankara">Ankara</span> <span word="accuses">accuses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="coup">coup</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Recep">Recep</span> <span word="Tayyip">Tayyip</span> <span word="Erdogan">Erdogan</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 35 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prison">prison</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="AKP">AKP</span>) <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Erdogan">Erdogan</span>, <span word="promptly">promptly</span> <span word="retorted">retorted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tweets">tweets</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="judiciary">judiciary</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="AKP">AKP</span> <span word="Spokesman">Spokesman</span> <span word="Mahir">Mahir</span> <span word="Unal">Unal</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="NTV">NTV</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="channel">channel</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="courts">courts</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pastor">pastor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="faith">faith</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="cleric">cleric</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Brunson">Brunson</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pastor">pastor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Izmir">Izmir</span> <span word="Resurrection">Resurrection</span> <span word="Church">Church</span>, <span word="serving">serving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="Protestant">Protestant</span> <span word="congregation">congregation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>.</p>
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