Roger Zakheim: Trump Is ‘Playing Geopolitics’ in Managing Relations With Turkey

RUSH EXCERPT:

ZAKHEIM: “No doubt he is an islamist. He gave eight and comfort to Hamas after October 7. And as you point out he’s obsolete hostile to her ally Israel. I think here President Trump is playing geopolitics. He understands that Turkey, a significant size country situated between Europe and Asia that we are better off for managing that relationship. I think when he talked to him about lifting sanctions earlier this week, he did that knowing Congress is covering the stick so they can plate nice with play host of the NATO summit and in time protect the f35 and the American security interest. President Trump loves the f35 he wants the U.S. economy to boom he wants to sell it out there get that instinct Turkey has the wrong address for that he wants us to the f47 the sixth generation fighter be developed. Only when we have the sixth generation fighter develop the f47 will have a time we can go ahead and let the f35 to flawed”