In an interview with PBS’s Judy Woodruff to air Tuesday night, Erdogan said, according to a translator: “President Trump called me about a week ago about this issue. @RT_Erdogan tells @JudyWoodruff Trump called him abt incident in DC this summer to say he was sorry + wanted to "follow up on this issue." “We should throw their ambassador the hell out of the United States of America,” McCain said in an interview. The other 17, including 15 Turkish security officials and two Canadians, are still at large. The incident aggravated the already tense relationship between the United States and Turkey.

Source: The Guardian September 20, 2017 00:25 UTC