EPConnection | 051118
Sen. Thom Tillis, speaking from the Senate floor on May 10: “We’re going to continue to work every day that (Andrew Brunson) is in prison to get him home.”
Speaking from the floor of the U.S. Senate on May 10, Senators James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) offered harsh words for Turkey and a Turkish court for its handling of EPC Teaching Elder Andrew Brunson’s trial.
In his 7-minute speech, Lankford said Turkey should follow the example of North Korea and release American hostages they’re holding.
Sen. James Lankford speaking from the Senate floor on May 10: “Congress is not just going to sit back on this, and should not.”
“When Turkey—a NATO ally—is behind North Korea in how they are handling humanitarian issues, Turkey has moved to a very bad spot.”
He also discouraged Americans from doing business with or traveling to Turkey.