Sitting alongside ‘friend’ Erdogan, Trump says he’ll ‘certainly consider’ F-35 sale to Turkey

 https://www.timesofisrael.com/sources-confirm-trump-expected-to-support-sale-of-f-35-jets-to-turkey/

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would “certainly consider” selling F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, as he sat alongside Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan ahead of a NATO summit in Ankara.

NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (Osmancan Gürdoğan, Pool Photo via AP)

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would “certainly consider” selling F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, as he sat alongside Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan ahead of a NATO summit in Ankara.

“It’s a decision we’re going to make… It’s certainly something we would consider,” Trump said during a meeting with Erdogan at the latter’s presidential palace, noting that “we have a better relationship with Turkey, and Turkey has been in many ways much more loyal than other countries.”

While his remarks suggested that he was still deliberating the move, Reuters — citing two sources familiar with the matter — reported earlier Tuesday that Trump is expected to throw his support behind the sale during his visit in Ankara.