"Kushner pushed Trump administration officials to inflate value of Saudi arms deal"
"President Trump's adviser and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, directed administration officials to inflate numbers for a supposed $110 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia, ABC News reported on Monday."
"Two U.S. officials and three former White House officials told the network that Kushner pressed the State and Defense departments to pump up the number to $110 billion by including aspirational arms sales."
"Saudi Arabia so far has only signed “Letters of Offer and Acceptance” (LOAs) for $14.5 billion in sales of helicopters, tanks, ships, weapons, and training, according to the Pentagon."
"That figure was reportedly inflated, however, to attempt to solidify the new alliance between the Trump administration and Saudi Arabia and paint a clear victory for the president’s first foreign trip last year."
"Officials initially told Kushner that the Pentagon realistically had roughly $15 billion worth of deals in the pipeline. There was then a back and forth between Kushner and Defense and State department officials on how to get to a larger number"
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/...tion-officials-to-inflate-value-of-saudi-arms
In other words, another lie, a ninety five billion dollar lie, shocking come from the Trump Administration, but it surely won't stop Trump from continuing to preach that he conducted a hundred billion dollar deal with the Saudi
"President Trump's adviser and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, directed administration officials to inflate numbers for a supposed $110 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia, ABC News reported on Monday."
"Two U.S. officials and three former White House officials told the network that Kushner pressed the State and Defense departments to pump up the number to $110 billion by including aspirational arms sales."
"Saudi Arabia so far has only signed “Letters of Offer and Acceptance” (LOAs) for $14.5 billion in sales of helicopters, tanks, ships, weapons, and training, according to the Pentagon."
"That figure was reportedly inflated, however, to attempt to solidify the new alliance between the Trump administration and Saudi Arabia and paint a clear victory for the president’s first foreign trip last year."
"Officials initially told Kushner that the Pentagon realistically had roughly $15 billion worth of deals in the pipeline. There was then a back and forth between Kushner and Defense and State department officials on how to get to a larger number"
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/...tion-officials-to-inflate-value-of-saudi-arms
In other words, another lie, a ninety five billion dollar lie, shocking come from the Trump Administration, but it surely won't stop Trump from continuing to preach that he conducted a hundred billion dollar deal with the Saudi