President Donald Trump's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to Thailand said on Tuesday he would tell Bangkok if confirmed in the post that conflicts like Thailand's recent border skirmish with Cambodia do nothing to help the Thai people or the country's alliance with Washington.

Thailand and Cambodia are set to hold talks Monday to discuss an end to their deadly border clashes after US President Donald Trump warned Washington wouldn’t make a trade deal with either country while the conflict continued.

Trump is warning Cambodia and Thailand that if they don’t stop fighting, he’s going to raise tariffs… again. The violence between the two countries has now dragged into its third day, with over 33 people killed and more than 168,