Opinion: President Trump often undermines his own agenda by reducing American foreign policy to commercial interests, but in this case he’s on firm legal and strategic ground
President Trump is taking heat for bypassing Congress and selling billions of dollars in arms to Middle Eastern allies. The President often undermines his own agenda by reducing American foreign policy to commercial interests, but in this case he’s on firm legal and strategic ground.
On Friday the White House told Congress that it is declaring an emergency and selling $8 billion in arms to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Jordan will also receive precision-guided missiles. The decision overrides objections in Congress...
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