Obama: ‘False’ that We’re ‘Anything Other than Entirely Supportive of Turkish Democracy’

"Any reports that we had any previous knowledge of a coup attempt, that there was any U.S. involvement in it, that we were anything other than entirely supportive of Turkish democracy are completely false. Unequivocally false, and I said that to President Erdogan. And I also said to him that he needs to make sure that not just he but everybody in his government understand that those reports are completely false. Because when rumors like that start swirling around, that puts our people at risk on the ground in Turkey, and it threatens what is a critical alliance and partnership between the United States and Turkey."