Defense One:
There’s no press allowed in Turkish President Recep Erdogan’s palace today as U.S. Vice President Mike Pence drops by to talk about, in part, a ceasefire for Turkey’s military in northern Syria. That’s the word from the LA Times’s Eli Stokols, who is traveling with Pence and his diplomatic entourage (photographed here) on what McClatchy calls the White House’s “damage control” mission to the Turkish capital of Ankara.
Update: Here’s a photo of Pence and Erdogan. (Judging by appearances, you’re probably having a better day than they are.)
