DaftyduxI canr even make up corruption this blatant. My imagination is not this stupid.
MadMadBunnyCould we get sources?
apnews.com/…/f35-fighter-jet-saudis-trump-deal-29…
Appears there are a number of sources discussing it. It’s strange being that Russia is currently selling them air defense systems as well.
What to know about the F-35 fighter jet
President Donald Trump says he's agreed to sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia despite concerns that China could gain access to the plane’s vaunted American technology. The F-35 Lightning is considered to be the United States' most advanced fighter plane. It first rolled off a Texas assembly line in 2006. It's been hailed as a technological leap and lamented as military money pit over the years. More than 1,200 have been made so far. The planes have been delivered to the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marines as well as Britain, Canada and Japan.
Not seeing anything in there to support that Trump announced that the sale was happening because the Saudis are doing some deal with him personally.
That may well be suspected, but to claim it as fact is propaganda.
Sure, and we don’t have any receipt to support that the Five Guys gave me a cheeseburger yesterday because I paid them to do so.
That may well be suspected, but to claim it as fact is propaganda.
/s. Yes, post hoc ergo propter hoc is a fallacy. But consider the timeline: the Trump organization had made some deals about projects in Riyadh and Jeddah, but the big new development in Diryah, owned by the Saudi government, was still not on the table even after Trump toured it and expressed interest back in May. Now, suddenly, the deal is going through and the Saudis are getting the planes they want in the same week?
Honestly, if you don’t believe this, what kind of evidence are you looking for?
I'm not saying that Trump's F35 sale isn't pure corruption - only that he didn't announce that that was the reason.
Criminals don’t typically announce their motives, no.