"You don't want to be responsible for slaughtering thousands of people, and I don't want to be responsible for destroying the Turkish economy - and I will," Trump wrote.
"Awufuni ukuba nesibopho sokubulala izinkulungwane zabantu, futhi angifuni ukuba necala lokucekela phansi umnotho waseTurkey - futhi ngizokwenza kanjalo," kubhala uTrump.