Celtics center Enes Kanter has valiantly and vocally opposed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The United States House of Representatives supported the cause Tuesday, voting 403-16 to sanction Turkey due to its military action against the Kurds in Syria.
Yet, Kanter took notice one of a nay voter – Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota.
Kanter:
What an absolute disappointment and shame that the only democrat who did NOT support the Turkish bill aiming to stop the killing of innocent people is @IlhanMN who seems like on #DictatorErdogan ‘s payroll working for his interests, but not for the American people and democracy!
— Enes FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) October 30, 2019
Though 16 members voted no, Omar is drawing particular attention for two primary reasons: She’s the only Democrat who voted no, and she has argued against the effectiveness of sanctions while championing sanctioning Israel.
Kanter also supported Hawaii Rep. and Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard:
I’ve been claiming the similar as US Presidency 2020 candidate @TulsiGabbard said here. #DictatorErdogan is not a trustworthy guy at all and has been working with #ISIS minded militia on the ground for his Syrian invasion. AMERICA SPEAK UP AGAINST THIS #ISIS MINDED GUY! https://t.co/LYyFblvTPl
— Enes FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) October 30, 2019
