Hillary Clinton mocks Trump’s letter to Turkey with spoof JFK note
Almost three years since Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton to become President, it appears the heated rivalry between the two has yet to simmer down.
In the latest trolling between the pair, the former Democratic nominee has mocked a letter from President Trump to Recep Tayyip Erdogan by tweeting a parody version.
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Clinton tweeted a spoof note of the letter from the Jimmy Kimmel Show which mocked up what it would have been like if John F. Kennedy had written a similar letter to Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev during the Cuban missile crisis.
President Trump was ridiculed last week after sending a letter to the Turkish leader that told him “don’t be a tough guy” and “don’t be a fool”.
The White House was forced to confirm the legitimacy of the letter after it was met with widespread disbelief.
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The fake note, dated 16 October 1962, began: “Dear Premier Khrushchev, Don’t be a d*ck, okay?”
Trump sent the letter in a plea to Turkey not to launch a military offensive against Kurdish-led forces in northern Syria.
Turkish forces first launched their assault earlier this month after the US announced it would withdraw from the Syria-Turkey border region.
Sources told the BBC that Erdogan put US President Donald Trump’s letter “in the bin”.
“History will look upon you favourably if you get this done the right and humane way,” Trump wrote in the letter.
“It will look upon you forever as the devil if good things don’t happen,” it continued.
“Don’t be a tough guy. Don’t be a fool! I will call you later.”