Amid Turkey's pending Russia defense system purchase, some question Trump's ability to push back: Sources.
But during a Feb. 22 call between the two leaders, Erdogan pushed back against Trump's threat of sanctions, suggesting Congress was infringing on the president's executive power by issuing sanctions against Turkey over the deal, according to three U.S. officials briefed on the conversation.
The president's response "wasn't framed so that Erdogan saw what was at stake," said another official about the call.The White House did not respond to ABC News' requests for comment. Military experts worry the system could expose Western defenses to the Russians, since the S-400 potentially could threaten the F-35 fighter jet's stealth technology, in addition to other U.S. and allied aircraft, officials said.
"Different statements are coming from different institutions of the United States as well ... different and contradictory statements are coming," Çavuşoğlu said at an event to celebrate the 70th anniversary of NATO in Washington on Wednesday.
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