Trump offers up our US military as mercenaries for hire to the world's richest autocrats: “I said to Saudi Arabia...you're a very rich country. You want more troops? I'll send them to you, but you have to pay us. They've already deposited $1B 'in the bank.'”
Whose bank??
Whose bank??
Recall, on Sep 20, after attacks on Saudi’s oil facilities, which the Trump admin and Saudi govt blamed on Iran, Trump approved the deployment of US forces to Saudi Arabia "in response to the Kingdom's request."
For more info, see this THREAD from Sep -->
For more info, see this THREAD from Sep -->
Oct 16: Pelosi questioned Trump about sending troops to Saudi: "My question to him ... Why are our troops going to Saudi if you promised to bring them home?" Trump responded, the Saudis are "paying for it," and then had a meltdown. nbcnews.to/37Wzv5R
Asked about Trump's comments that Saudi Arabia has “already deposited $1 billion in the bankl” for US troops, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Trump was referring to the concept of "burden sharing."
LOL. Sure, Jan. Check Trump's Deutsche Bank account.
cnn.com/2020/01/14/pol…
LOL. Sure, Jan. Check Trump's Deutsche Bank account.
cnn.com/2020/01/14/pol…
