The tone of Trump's letter led many to believe it wasn't even real. (Photo by Alex Wong) Getty ImagesTopline: President Donald Trump wrote an unusual letter to Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last week that warned him, “Don't be a tough guy. The release of the letter comes after Trump met with top Democrats on the situation in northern Syria. You don’t want to be responsible for slaughtering thousands of people, and I don’t want to be responsible for destroying the Turkish economy—and I will. News peg: Trump’s unilateral move to pull troops from northern Syria, three days before the letter was sent, has already resulted in a geopolitical shakeup in the region.

Source: Forbes October 16, 2019 22:30 UTC