Enes Kanter rips Rep. Ilhan Omar for opposing sanctions on Turkey

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 Kanter (@EnesKanter) 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 Kanter (@EnesKanter) October 30, 2019