Some Democrats Sour On F-35 Sale To UAE
“The Trump Administration has made it clear that they’ll put lethal weaponry in just about anyone’s hands without regard to potential loss of life so long as the check clears,” Rep. Eliot Engel says.
“The Trump Administration has made it clear that they’ll put lethal weaponry in just about anyone’s hands without regard to potential loss of life so long as the check clears,” Rep. Eliot Engel says.
"It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that if Israel’s the only country in the Middle East that has F-35s, that selling it to someone else no longer produces that qualitative military edge," Sen. Bob Menedez said.
The latest Trump Administration sale to Saudi Arabia is tied up with the recent firing of the State Department's Inspector General, congressional unease, and a Saudi regime with few friends outside the White House.
A top State Dept. official had a rough reception at the Senate Armed Services Committee Wednesday, as Democrats and Republicans appear increasingly uneasy with US/Saudi ties.
It's the second time this year Republicans and Democrats have come together to oppose President Trump’s policy towards Riyadh.
A key Trump ally, Sen. Lindsay Graham, bucks the White House on its proposed $8 billion arms sale.