well, there has been no love lost between successive u.s. administrations and president erdogan over his more than 20-year role as turkish leader. his relationship with president biden with no exception. back in 2020, then presidential candidate joe biden called the turkish leader an autocrat. he criticized his policy towards the kurds. and he said at the time he would support the turkish opposition in trying to unseat him. now to an increasingly nationalistic turkish population, anti-americanism plays well with a crowd here. and the turkish president knows that. at a rally on saturday, he called out joe biden, accusing him of trying to topple him.
how consequential this presidential runoff is on may 28th, don t forget that turkey still holds the keys to sweden s accession to the nato military alliance. president erdogan told me that he is not ready to sign off on that, and i quote him here, until the off shoots of turkish terror groups that roam freely on the streets of sweden are gotten rid of. that s an allegation that sweden refutes, but that just underscores the importance that president erdogan, as turkish leader, plays on the global stage. what goes on here does not stay here, particularly when it comes to the presidential elections, jake. becky anderson, thank you so much. coming up, what may be the worst kept secret in politics. governor ron desantis s plans to run for president. where else?
viewers watching here in the united states and around the world. crowded but not chaotic. a day after the u.s. lifted its covid-era immigration policy, the scene at the southern border remains relatively calm. a breakthrough in bakhmut. russia acknowledges the setbacks in the ukrainian city after months of brutal fighting for every inch of territory. erdogan s toughest test yet after two decades in power. the turkish leader is facing the very real possibility of defeat in this weekend s pivotal election. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom. good to be back with you. so far at least, it appears to be the surge that wasn t. u.s. cities along the border with mexico report fewer migrant crossings than expected on the
coup in 2016. so clearly the relationship has been - coup in 2016. so clearly the relationship has been a - coup in 2016. so clearly the relationship has been a bit| relationship has been a bit volatile between the two countries. what s the situation now? what is going to happen? clearly things have taken a bit of a turn for the worse?- of a turn for the worse? well, the problem of a turn for the worse? well, the problem is of a turn for the worse? well, the problem is that of a turn for the worse? well, the problem is that now - of a turn for the worse? well, the problem is that now the i the problem is that now the turkish leader has to somehow compromise what has happened after burning the holy book of islam, koran, bya after burning the holy book of islam, koran, by a small group in sweden. they can just take it easy and go and discuss about the other political issues rather than making it a big problem within the islamic world, it really requires a little bit of rationality