US President Donald Trump said he would soon decide whether to sell Türkiye F-35 fighter jets despite a Congressional ban as he praised the country as more loyal than other recipients of the plane, CNN reports.
“We have a better relationship with Türkiye, and Türkiye has been in many ways much more loyal than other countries that we think would be loyal,” Trump said, arguing many believe the country should be able to purchase the F-35s, despite its purchase of a Russian air defense system.
Trump said the sales are “something certainly we consider.”
“It’s a great plane, it’s the best, currently the best plane by far, and certainly something we will consider,” he said.
US officials told CNN earlier that Trump is expected to signal this week that he is willing to sell the country F-35s, reversing a ban he put in place during his first term that has since been ratified into law.
How, exactly, Trump plans to get around the congressional ban on the fighter jet sales remained unclear.
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