WHEELING, United States — President Donald Trump on Saturday complained that the US is “subsidizing” the military of Middle East ally Saudi Arabia, as well as Japan and South Korea. ADVERTISEMENT“When you have wealthy countries like Saudi Arabia, like Japan, like South Korea, why are we subsidizing their military?” asked Trump, who pushes an aggressive “America First” policy on trade. The problem is nobody ever asks.”He added that he had spoken to Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Saturday to make the same point. Saudi Arabia and Japan are major buyers of US-made weaponry, and the US provides intelligence and aerial refueling support to a Saudi-led coalition fighting rebels in Yemen. Trump said the United States pays “about 60 percent” of South Korea’s military.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 30, 2018 06:22 UTC