US ambassador nominee says he would advise Erdoğan against collision course with Trump - Turkish Minute

The new US Ambassador to Ankara, Tom Barrack, was before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on April 1. He explained to the Senators the importance of Turkey to the US during the term of President Donald Trump. The Chairman of the Committee, Republican Jim Risch, and the Co-Chair, Democrat Jeanne Shaheen, are both politicians who know Turkey. Both have come to meet with President Tayyip Erdoğan during times of crisis between Turkey and the U…

US ambassador nominee says he would advise Erdoğan against collision course with Trump - Turkish Minute

In a Senate hearing marked by bipartisan scrutiny of Turkey’s regional conduct, US ambassador nominee Tom Barrack said he would advise Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to avoid escalating tensions with US President Donald Trump. “Don’t get on a collision course with President Trump. That would not be a wise direction,” Barrack said his advice would be to Erdoğan during his Senate confirmation hearing, Barrack’s remarks came in response to …