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At his campaign rally in Dallas, the president brought up Turkey's agreement to temporarily pause its attacks on Kurdish-held northern Syria.
The Senate majority leader joined other Republicans who are speaking out against the president's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria.
Since the flags were spotted in Kurd-controlled territory last week, Turks and Kurds have squabbled about their origins.
Turkey is hoping to drive out Islamic State militants and check the advance of U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Kurdish militants are suspected of having carried out the attack.
The conflict between the two groups is at its deadliest in two decades.
The battle is over immunity for lawmakers, which some claim is being used as a tool for suppression.
Some people say the embassy's pre-emptive warning proves the Turkish government's incompetence. Others suspect the U.S. government is in cahoots with Kurdish militants.
Government questioning of anyone in sensitive areas of Turkey's Kurd-dominated southeast is now routine, an official told HuffPost.
Attacked by their government for months, Kurds in Turkey are desperate for U.S. support.