REPORT — Turkish PM Responds To U.S. Criticism Over Protests: Look To Yourself

During the State Department press briefing on Monday, a pool reporter expressed comments by Prime Minister Erdogan saying, “…before taking his flight out of the country, he said that, quote, the U.S. should look at – they should look at themselves, when he was asked about this criticism or comment…” State Department Spokeswoman Jen Psaki said that Turkey is a close NATO ally. “It is not up to us to judge here,” Psaki added, stating that the Department is only supporting freedom of expression.