[Global Network Reporter Li Dongyu] On the evening of October 15, local time, 12 Democratic candidates for the 2020 US presidential election gathered again to start the fourth debate. In the meantime, the recent situation in Syria has become an unavoidable topic, and the 76-year-old Democratic candidate and former US Vice President Biden used three "shameful" shelling Trump’s decision to withdraw troops (in northern Syria). In addition, he also launched a fierce attack on Trump, calling Trump "the most corrupt president in modern American history".
Debate site/map from Washington post
According to a real-time report published on Twitter by alcindo, a White House reporter of the American Public Broadcasting Corporation (PBS) quoted by The Guardian, Biden commented on Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from northern Syria on the evening of 15th, "This is the most shameful thing that any (American) president has done in modern history … … Turkey is the real problem. "
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Biden went on to add that he (if elected) would protect Kurds. "What Trump has done is shameful and shameful."
In addition, Biden also bombarded Trump as the "most corrupt president" in modern American history. "I agree with Senator bernie sanders (also a Democratic presidential candidate) that the president (Trump) is the most corrupt president in modern American history."
During the debate, Biden’s Twitter also released a live video with an article: "Donald Trump is the most corrupt president in modern American history. He must be impeached. " ↓
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By the 16th, Turkey’s military operation against Kurdish armed forces in northern Syria had entered the eighth day. Although Trump announced a number of severe sanctions against Turkey, the House of Representatives controlled by Democrats is still putting pressure on Trump.
On the eve of Turkey’s earlier military operations, the US White House said on the 6th that the US military "does not support or participate" in Turkey’s upcoming military operations in northern Syria, and the US military will withdraw from the relevant areas. US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on the 13th that Trump ordered the US troops stationed in northern Syria to move south, but would not withdraw from the Middle East country.