Trump bypasses Congress to force arms sale in ‘yet another repudiation’: Top Dem lawmaker
The top Democratic lawmaker on the House Foreign Affairs Committee hammered President Donald Trump Saturday after his administration “bypassed” a “longstanding practice” to force through an arms sale for Israel and Saudi Arabia, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.
Friday evening, the Trump administration approved a $15.7 billion arms sale to Israel and Saudi Arabia, and while the deal must still be approved by Congress, the administration did not notify the House Foreign Affairs Committee of the proposal...