05/08/20 - Sen. Blackburn posted the following to Facebook: "Authoritarian regimes like China, Russia and Turkey have exploited COVID-19 to consolidate power and silence critics. Senator Markey and I introduced the #ProtectingHumanRightsDuringPandemicAct to ensure the United States is at the forefront of the international fight to protect human rights."
View the Facebook post here. 05/08/20 - Sen. Blackburn tweeted "Authoritarian regimes like China, Russia & Turkey have exploited COVID-19 to consolidate power & silence critics. @SenMarkey & I introduced the #ProtectingHumanRightsDuringPandemicAct to ensure the United States is at the forefront of the fight to protect human rights."
View the tweet here. 04/13/20 - Sen. Blackburn tweeted "Other countries like Turkey, Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Venezuela have also silenced speech and reporting on the coronavirus, or used the pandemic as an excuse to institute draconian laws and surveillance regimes."
View the tweet here. 10/24/19 - Sen. Blackburn posted the following to Facebook: "Oh great, one more person Erdogan wants us to hand over
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View the Facebook post here. 10/17/19 - Sen. Blackburn tweeted "Lets be clear Turkeys strongman president should still not be allowed at the White House. Im glad the lines of communication are finally open and Ill be joining @TeamCavuto on @FoxNews to give my take on the rapidly evolving situation. "
View the tweet here. 10/17/19 - Sen. Blackburn tweeted "Turkey must be held accountable for its destabilization of northern Syria.ISIS must not be allowed to resurge.The United States must hold strong and sanctions need to remain on the table."
View the tweet here. 10/17/19 - Sen. Blackburn posted the following to Facebook: "Turkey must be held accountable for its destabilization of northern Syria.
ISIS must not be allowed to resurge.
The United States must hold strong and sanctions need to remain on the table.
Ive joined Senator Graham and Senator Van Hollens comprehensive bipartisan sanctions legislation to hold Turkey responsible for its destructive behavior.
Not only are we abandoning our Kurdish partners but Putin is exploiting our withdrawal.
We cant cede power to Moscow."
View the Facebook post here. 10/16/19 - Sen. Blackburn posted the following to Facebook: "Erdogans attack on our Kurdish partners has served to liberate ISIS prisoners, bolster the Assad regime, and strengthen Russia.
His invitation to the White House should be revoked."
View the Facebook post here. 07/30/19 - Sen. Blackburn tweeted "Turkey has long known that purchase of Putins S-400 missile system could compromise sensitive U.S. defense technologies and would have severe repercussions. Thanks to @POTUS for his leadership in removing Turkey from the F-35 program, next step - CAATSA sanctions."
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