U.S. Senate Backs Arms Sales To UAE After Trump Veto Threat
December 11, 2020
3:41 am
The United States of America is to proceed with its plan to sell high tech weapons to UAE after an effort to stop President Donald Trump’s high-tech weapons deals with the United Arab Emirates failed to succeed on Wednesday in the U.S. Senate as Trump’s fellow Republicans opposed resolutions of disapproval seeking to block the sale of drones and advanced F-35 fighter jets.
The Senate voted 50-46 and 49-47, mostly along party lines, to stop consideration of the resolutions, killing them at least until President-elect Joe Biden takes office on Jan. 20.
The Trump administration had issued a formal notice …
