Trump Is About To Bypass Congress And Sell Billions In Weapons To The Saudis

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Posted on Thu, May 23rd, 2019 by Sean Colarossi
Trump Is About To Bypass Congress And Sell Billions In Weapons To The Saudis


In what would be a major story in a normal presidential administration, Donald Trump is planning to bypass Congress and sell billions in weapons to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

According to The New York Times, “The Trump administration is preparing to circumvent Congress to allow the export to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates of billions of dollars worth of munitions that are now on hold, according to current and former American officials and legislators familiar with the plan.”

The report notes that the administration would use an “emergency provision” to work around Congress since there is bipartisan opposition to letting the sales go forward.

More from The New York Times:

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other senior aides are pushing for the administration to invoke an emergency provision that would allow President Trump to prevent Congress from halting the sales, worth about $7 billion. The transactions, which include precision-guided munitions and combat aircraft, would infuriate lawmakers in both parties.

They would also further inflame tensions between the United States and Iran, which views Saudi Arabia as its main rival and has been supporting the Houthi rebels in Yemen in their campaign against a Saudi-led military coalition that includes the United Arab Emirates.

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This spring, both the House and Senate approved bipartisan legislation to cut off military assistance to Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen using the 1973 War Powers Act, only to see it vetoed in April.

Senator Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican who sits on the Foreign Relations Committee, said that circumventing Congress on a Middle East arms sale would be “a big mistake,” though he added that he would need to see the specifics of such a deal.

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https://www.politicususa.com/2019/05/23/trump-is-about-to-bypass-congress-and-sell-billions-in-weapons-to-the-saudis.html

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1. Bullshit. Take him to court.

There is no emergency.

[Chin music]

2. When will they fight their own wars?