President Trump and Turkish President Recep Erdogan hold a bilateral meeting in Ankara, Turkey, ahead of the beginning of the NATO summit. President Trump and President Erdogan exchanged pleasantries, appreciation and mutual respect in their introduction with the media. Video Prompted to 01:45
The first question to President Trump was about selling F-35’s to Turkey. President Trump notes the issue should not be controversial as Turkey is a NATO ally. People who are concerned about F-35 sales, should publicly explain why a NATO member should be denied an allied weapon.
President Trump also noted there is a chemistry of honesty between himself and President Erdogan. He said directly if the NATO summit were not being held in Ankara, there is a strong possibility President Trump would not have attended. This positions Erdogan with strong respect as expressed by President Trump.
Again, President Trump outlines the specifics of why the European members of NATO are no longer reliable allies. In a weird way this is the exact same long-term position of Turkey and explains the synergy between the two leaders on the issue.
Does anyone know FOR A FACT if the US has a deadman switch hidden in military hardware we sell (like a software back door) where we can disable a jet, a missile, etc. if it was used against us?
Well, I’m no help as an ‘anyman’ that has no idea and no answer to your question, but I do have suspicions and sure hope we do.
Yes, someone knows, just not the rest of us.
The way it should be.
For if we knew, then so would the other guys, who should not know.
Ya know?
“People who are concerned about F-35 sales, should publicly explain why a NATO member should be denied an allied weapon.”
All the more reason to deny the Little Twerp admission into NATO!
If the US were to WITHDRAW from NATO…questions moot.
No longer reliable partners…..Snobs they are with duplicitous language. They are generally the equal to the doctrine of deception taqiyya.
You Can’t Always get what you want. Trumps rally ending song was most accurate.
<No longer reliable partners…>
Turkey has always displayed a fowl attitude towards the U.S. 🙂
Foul scowl?
But they’re not a chicken or a ‘fine feathered, perfumed prince talking friend’ like many NATO members.
What will Turkey use to pay for F35s?
Turkey’s annual inflation rate eased to 32.1% in June 2026, with moderate GDP growth following a 3.6% expansion in 2025.
Two-year government bond yields hover around 40.2%.
Turkey’s central bank offloaded approximately 58.4 to 60 tonnes of gold over a two-week period in March 2026.
This temporary liquidity management mirrors tactical drawdowns seen during prior economic strains in 2018 and 2023 rather than a permanent liquidation.
Total net official reserves sit closer to 535 tonnes due to ongoing commercial bank swap liabilities.
If Turkey pays for equipment with gold up front, then sell them anything. If they dont pay in gold, they are no better than a LEARING CENTRE in Minneapolis.
USA taxpayers, like Canadian taxpayers, pay for most of these foreign sales.
Gold or US Dollars. US dollars are easy to acquire.
The U.S. dollar remains the primary currency for world trade, thanks to President Trump.
The gold that Maduro shipped to Turkey.
Maduro Regime Unlawfully Sent Tons Of Gold To Turkey, Iran, Russia Over The Years: Report
“People who are concerned about F-35 sales, should publicly explain why a NATO member should be denied an allied weapon.”
Perhaps because we will need them ourselves?
The past week or so, I read something on line that we have a hard time keeping the ones we have flying. It is so bad with parts, etc. that allegedly only 25% of what we have in inventory is 100% mission capable over ALL weapons platforms it is suppose to be able to carry out.
Sorry, no link. I did not bookmark it and cannot recall right now what site it was on. It may have been a site or substack that is not exactly PDJT friendly, such as Global Research or Simplicius.
Found it
https://www.twz.com/air/its-official-f-35s-are-now-being-delivered-without-radars
Greek Genocide Resource Center
http://www.greek-genocide.net
Holy Orthodox Christian New Martyrs under the Turkish Yoke pray for us!
“People who are concerned about F-35 sales, should publicly explain why a NATO member should be denied an allied weapon.”
I’m concerned. Also would like a public explanation from NATO why they let a Muslim Brotherhood supporter in NATO and now want to sell F-35’s to him?