President Donald Trump and President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella, Oct. 16, 2019

: President Donald Trump welcomes President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella to The White House, Oct. 16, 2019. When asked by a reporter about Turkey’s onslaught against the Kurds, Trump replied, “They’re not angels. They’re not angels. Take a look. You have to go back and take a look.” Of the situation in Syria, Trump added,”That has nothing to do with us,” Mr. Trump said. “They’ve got a lot of sand over there … There’s a lot of sand they can play with.”

: President Donald Trump welcomes President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella to The White House, Oct. 16, 2019. When asked by a reporter about Turkey’s onslaught against the Kurds, Trump replied, “They’re not angels. They’re not angels. Take a look. You have to go back and take a look.” Of the situation in Syria, Trump added,”That has nothing to do with us,” Mr. Trump said. “They’ve got a lot of sand over there … There’s a lot of sand they can play with.”

: President Donald Trump welcomes President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella to The White House, Oct. 16, 2019. When asked by a reporter about Turkey’s onslaught against the Kurds, Trump replied, “They’re not angels. They’re not angels. Take a look. You have to go back and take a look.” Of the situation in Syria, Trump added,”That has nothing to do with us,” Mr. Trump said. “They’ve got a lot of sand over there … There’s a lot of sand they can play with.”

: President Donald Trump welcomes President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella to The White House, Oct. 16, 2019. When asked by a reporter about Turkey’s onslaught against the Kurds, Trump replied, “They’re not angels. They’re not angels. Take a look. You have to go back and take a look.” Of the situation in Syria, Trump added,”That has nothing to do with us,” Mr. Trump said. “They’ve got a lot of sand over there … There’s a lot of sand they can play with.”

: President Donald Trump welcomes President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella to The White House, Oct. 16, 2019. When asked by a reporter about Turkey’s onslaught against the Kurds, Trump replied, “They’re not angels. They’re not angels. Take a look. You have to go back and take a look.” Of the situation in Syria, Trump added,”That has nothing to do with us,” Mr. Trump said. “They’ve got a lot of sand over there … There’s a lot of sand they can play with.”