‘Sometimes you get along with the toughest people’: Trump moves to lift Turkey sanctions, clearing the country’s path back to F-35s

President Donald Trump announced the U.S. will lift sanctions on Turkey imposed after Ankara purchased a Russian missile defense system, potentially allowing Turkey to rejoin the F-35 fighter jet program. Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan emphasized their warm relationship during a meeting in Ankara, where Trump stated Cabinet officials are working to remove the sanctions under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act.