US EditionTrump refrains from using 'genocide' to describe 1915 events
- US President Donald Trump did not label the Ottoman Empire's mass killings of Armenians as 'genocide,' differing from former President Joe Biden's stance.
- Turkey, under Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has historically denied genocide and opposed international recognition of the term.
- Critics claim Trump's omission signals US acceptance of anti-Armenian violence amid Turkish threats against the term.
- In 2019, both houses of US Congress recognized the Armenian genocide, stating it was a historical fact supported by evidence of 1.5 million deaths.
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Trump refuses to call the massacre of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire a 'genocide'
US President Donald Trump on Thursday refrained from classifying as “genocide” the Ottoman Empire's World War I massacre of Armenians, a shift from his Democratic predecessor Joe Biden, AFP reported on Friday.
Trump 'Unrecognizes' the Armenian Genocide: The History of US Presidential Recognition - The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
April 24, 2025, marked the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The recognition of the Armenian Genocide has always been one of the top issues in US-Armenian relations as well as for Armenian diaspora in the USA. In his 2025 statement, President Donald Trump reverted to a neutral stance, omitting the term “Armenian Genocide” used by his predecessor, Joe Biden, suggesting the issue is again a political bargaining chip with Turkey. Moreover…
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