I said, number one, I said, look, Turkey is an ally. Turkey is a NATO member. We want to remain friends with Turkey. But I said, number one, As long as [Turkey has] the Russian S400 missile defense system, [Turkey] will not get the F35. And I told Erdogan, I probably have 95 votes in the Senate to deny you the F35. So you got to choose one or the other. (21:57–22:03)
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Asserts that Turkey will not receive the F35 jets if they possess the Russian S400 system.
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