00:00U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Monday he will sell F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia,
00:08despite some concerns surrounding the sale from within the administration.
00:12His comments came on the eve of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's highly anticipated
00:17Washington visit, his first to the United States in more than seven years.
00:22They want to buy. You've been a great ally. They've got to like us very much.
00:26Look at the Iran situation, what we did in terms of obliterating, you know,
00:32we obliterated their nuclear capability. Yeah, I will say that we will be doing that.
00:39Some members of Trump's administration have been wary about potentially upsetting Israel
00:44as Trump is trying to persuade Saudi Arabia and Israel to normalize relations.
00:50On Friday, Trump said he hoped Saudi Arabia would be joining the Abraham Accords,
00:55a pact that formalized commercial and diplomatic ties between Israel and a trio of Arab nations.
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