"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 ukuthwala umthwalo wokubulala izinkulungwane zabantu, futhi angifuni ukuba nomthwalo wokuphahlaza umnotho wase-Turkey - futhi ngizokwenza," kubhale uTrump.