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Thom Tillis: “I saw President Erdogan from Turkey on Bloomberg this morning who was talking about he needs to be the ultimate person…”

On the recordMay 14, 2018
I saw President Erdogan from Turkey on Bloomberg this morning who was talking about he needs to be the ultimate person deciding some monetary policy or interest rates in Turkey.
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Thom Tillis
Republican · North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Tillis references Erdogan's control over Turkey's monetary policy as a cautionary example.

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