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The Takeaway: Would US-Turkey ties get better or worse if Biden wins?

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US Vice President Joe Biden (L) gestures next to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after a meeting at Yildiz Mabeyn Palace on January 23, 2016 in Istanbul.  / AFP / POOL / SEDAT SUNA        (Photo credit should read SEDAT SUNA/AFP via Getty Images)

Turkey's use of Russian S-400 'incompatible' with role as US, NATO ally, says State Department

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has a direct line to US President Donald Trump and has gotten adept at using it, knowing he can always go over the head of lower-level US officials issuing warnings or expressing concerns over Turkey’s conduct, such as the Turkish military’s testing of the Russian S-400 missile defense system last week.

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