Trump Says He Still Supports Brazil in OECD, Despite Letter
- Pompeo letter calls only for membership of Argentina, Romania
- Secretary of State insists U.S. stands behind Bolsonaro’s goal
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President Donald Trump on Thursday night asserted that he still supported Brazil’s entry into the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, despite a State Department letter in August that showed the U.S. withholding support for the country’s current bid.
Trump addressed the matter on Twitter as he headed to a campaign rally in Minneapolis -- hours after the Aug. 28 letter sent to OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria surfaced. In it, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said that Washington only backed the membership candidacies of Argentina and Romania as part of the group’s enlargement effort. That came despite bids by Brazil and at least three other countries to join the intergovernmental economic group.