President Donald Trump's nominee for a top State Department arms control position said on Tuesday he supported congressional review of foreign weapons sales, a sign the administration could be backing away from talk of ending the long-standing system. Trump, frustrated by delays in weapons sales
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's nominee for a top State Department arms control position said on Tuesday he supported congressional review of foreign weapons sales, a sign the administration could be backing away from talk of ending the long-standing system.
Marshall Billingslea, Trump's nominee to be under secretary of State for arms control and international security, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee he"strongly" supported the review process. Ending the review process was opposed by members of both parties in both the Republican-led Senate and Democratic-led House of Representatives.
Members of Congress had delayed sales of military equipment to the region, angry about the war in Yemen as well as rights abuses like the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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