How Joe Biden Can Stop Donald Trumpâs Massive UAE Arms Deal
The president has temporarily paused the $23 billion weapons package. His final decision will show if he s serious about building a more progressive foreign policy.
By Akbar Shahid Ahmed
03/08/2021 05:45 am ET
One hour before Donald Trump left office, he quietly tried to secure one of the bloodiest parts of his legacy: funneling American weapons to Middle Eastern dictators committing war crimes and human rights abuses. As Americaâs political elite gathered for Joe Bidenâs inauguration, officials from the United Arab Emirates signed agreements to buy $23 billion in U.S. weaponry â an arms deal that nearly all Democratic senators had voted to stop weeks earlier.