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lindysalsagal

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Thu Nov 20, 2025, 08:59 AM Nov 2025

CNN: Why Trump's plan to sell F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia is so controversial (Hair on fire!)

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/middleeast/f35-trump-saudi-arabia-israel-latam-intl

Nov 18, By
Oren Liebermann,Tal Shalev, Becky Anderson CNN Expansion London 04/23 Nic Robertson

I don't have an account, so here it is on WSJ: President Trump said Monday that the U.S. would sell advanced F-35 jet fighters to Saudi Arabia, announcing his decision the day before he meets at the White House with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Trump Says U.S. Intends to Sell F-35 Jet Fighters to Saudi Arabia
Announcement underscores rehabilitation of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ahead of White House meeting Tuesday with president By Michael R. Gordon Alexander Ward
Updated Nov. 17, 2025 7:06 pm ET“We will be doing that. We will be selling F-35s,” Trump told reporters, who didn’t provide any specifics about the deal.


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CNN: Why Trump's plan to sell F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia is so controversial (Hair on fire!) (Original Post) lindysalsagal Nov 2025 OP
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