President Donald Trump meets with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, center, at the Royal Palace in Riyadh. A mideast development firm has set up shop in trump tower. Dar Global bet big on the Trump name and it is now an essential foreign partner for the Trump Organization. (The New York Times)

President Donald Trump said Monday he will sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia despite some concern within the administration that such a sale could lead to China gaining access to the US technology behind the advanced weapon system.

The announcement came on the eve of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ’s highly anticipated Washington visit, his first to the United States in more than seven years.

“I will say that that we will be doing that,” Trump said when asked if he w

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