Turkey's Election: Biden Supports Winner, Erdogan Defies Polls.

President Biden and his aides have refrained from picking sides in the Turkish presidential election, with Biden saying he hopes "whoever wins wins." While Erdogan is an illiberal ruler, Turkey is a strategically located NATO ally, and the US cannot turn its back on the strongman. The US has stayed mum about its preferences in recent months, with some officials preferring to bid Erdogan farewell due to his dismal track record on democracy and human rights. Erdogan and top rival Kemal Kiliçdaroğlu will face off in a runoff on May 28.