‘They’ve been a great ally’: Trump says US will sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia

President Donald Trump said Monday that the US would sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia.

Trump is set to welcome Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House for an official working visit on Tuesday.

“They want to buy it, they’ve been a great ally,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. He then added: “Yeah, I will say that we will be doing that. We’ll be selling F-35s.”