{"id":135724,"date":"2020-09-15T13:58:15","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T13:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/09\/15\/trump-no-problem-selling-f-35-to-uae\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:00:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:00:49","slug":"trump-no-problem-selling-f-35-to-uae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/09\/15\/trump-no-problem-selling-f-35-to-uae\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump: \u2018No problem\u2019 selling F-35 jets to UAE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2015 U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he personally would have \u201cno problem\u201d selling the advanced F-35 fighter jet to the United Arab Emirates, despite objections from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI would have no problem in selling them the F-35, I would have absolutely no problem,\u201d Trump told Fox News in an interview ahead of a signing ceremony at the White House for agreements normalizing relations between Israel, the UAE and Bahrain later on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump also said he would be willing to sell other Middle Eastern countries the same weapons systems sold to Israel. He noted the region\u2019s wealth and said it would be good for the United States and American jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey\u2019re very wealthy countries for the most part, like the UAE, and they would like to buy the fighter jets, and I personally would have no problem with it,\u201d Trump said. \u201cSome people do, they say maybe they go to war.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump affirmed that his strategy is to forge pacts with other Mideastern nations in an effort to push the Palestinians toward negotiating a peace deal with Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even though Trump favors the sales, there\u2019s no guarantee they would happen. The F-35 sale, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/dubai-air-show\/2017\/11\/04\/trump-could-let-the-uae-buy-f-35-jets\/\" target=_blank>a longtime request from Abu Dhabi<\/a>, is not written into the UAE-Israel deal, Emirati Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/uae-minister-f-35-not-part-of-israel-agreement-but-palestinian-state-is-642365\" target=_blank>told reporters<\/a> Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., warned any such sales would demand congressional scrutiny and said Congress must protect Israel\u2019s military edge, even as he hailed the bilateral agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn this case, we in Congress have an obligation to review any U.S. arm sales package linked to the deal,\u201d McConnell said in a floor speech Monday. \u201cAs we help our Arab partners defend against growing threats, we must continue ensuring that Israel\u2019s qualitative military edge remains unchallenged.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Likewise, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was among Democrats who questioned whether F-35 sales were part of the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs we learn more about the full details of both agreements, questions remain \u2013 specifically, regarding the commitment that the UAE has received from the Trump Administration to purchase American-made F-35 aircraft,\u201d Pelosi said in a statement Tuesday. \u201cThe U.S. Congress, on a bipartisan basis, will be watching and monitoring to ensure that Israel can maintain its qualitative military edge in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Netanyahu has said he would oppose the arms sale, despite the historic UAE deal, amid reports that the normalization accord that Trump brokered included language to supply the Arab Gulf nation with advanced U.S. weapons systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maintaining Israel\u2019s regional military supremacy has been a hallmark of Israeli policy for decades, and the country has used its close ties with Washington to ensure that certain sophisticated weapons are not sold to neighboring countries. 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