President Donald Trump on Monday accused military leaders of perpetuating wars to boost profits for arms manufacturers, but his administration has made expanding arms sales a top priority throughout his tenure — exacerbating devastating conflicts in the process.
After the brutal killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi by agents of the Saudi government, Trump touted arms sales to the kingdom in defense of maintaining relations with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. America's fingerprints are all over the war in Yemen, as US-made bombs have been used in incidents that led to mass civilian casualties in the Middle Eastern country.
More recently, the Trump administration has moved to circumvent a decades-old arms control pact to sell weaponized drones to the Saudis and other Middle Eastern countries, prompting bipartisan pushback in Congress.Exports of major arms from the US grew by 23% between 2010–14 and 2015–19, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute .
Illegal arms sales brought to you by Mike Pompeo, who fired the person investigating him for fraud after he made an end run around Congress to sell arms to someone who murders journalists. Hope you enjoy your 2024 run for POTUS, Mike, from a federal prison.
Trump needs to go. He’s gotta go .