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muriel_volestrangler

(106,608 posts) Fri May 22, 2026, 07:36 AM 5 hrs ago

Acting Navy secretary: Taiwan weapons sales paused to ensure munitions for Iran war

Source: The Hill

Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao said Thursday the U.S. is pausing a $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan because of the Trump administration’s war with Iran.

Speaking during a Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee hearing, Cao insisted the U.S. still had “plenty” of missiles and interceptors, even as scrutiny grows over America’s dwindling munitions stockpiles.
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Asked by McConnell if he expects the sale to be approved at some point, Cao said that it would be up to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

“Yeah, that’s what’s really distressing,” McConnell replied.

Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5890471-us-arms-sales-taiwan-paused-iran/

Oooh, a bit of anti-Trumpist comment from McConnell!

So China has got something from Trump's War of Choice.

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Acting Navy secretary: Taiwan weapons sales paused to ensure munitions for Iran war (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler 5 hrs ago OP

China approves of this plan IronLionZion 5 hrs ago #1

If China invades Taiwan lapfog_1 5 hrs ago #2

Trump trades Taiwan for his cheap phones Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 5 hrs ago #3

China got what they wanted from the meeting. SamuelAdams 3 hrs ago #4

Exactly Bayard 1 hr ago #6

When will trump be indicted for crimes against humanity ? republianmushroom 2 hrs ago #5

Where I grew up they would call such people "lyin' sacks a shit". They knew their shit. twodogsbarking 1 hr ago #7

Weapons sale paused "...because of the Trump administration's war with Iran." LudwigPastorius 21 min ago #8

IronLionZion

(51,561 posts)

1. China approves of this plan

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2026, 07:38 AM

5 hrs ago

lapfog_1

(31,986 posts)

2. If China invades Taiwan

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2026, 07:54 AM

5 hrs ago

you can kiss all new tech goodbye. TSMC and a dozen other chip makers create the world's most advanced chips. Someday, some of that will migrate to other locations... but not right now.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(137,528 posts)

3. Trump trades Taiwan for his cheap phones

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2026, 08:07 AM

5 hrs ago

SamuelAdams

(209 posts)

4. China got what they wanted from the meeting.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2026, 10:22 AM

3 hrs ago

We got nothing.

Bayard

(30,310 posts)

6. Exactly

Reply to SamuelAdams (Reply #4)

Fri May 22, 2026, 11:52 AM

1 hr ago

Now, you have to wonder what Putin got from his meeting. Chinese troops to Ukraine?

republianmushroom

(22,742 posts)

5. When will trump be indicted for crimes against humanity ?

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2026, 11:22 AM

2 hrs ago

twodogsbarking

(19,371 posts)

7. Where I grew up they would call such people "lyin' sacks a shit". They knew their shit.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2026, 11:53 AM

1 hr ago

LudwigPastorius

(15,022 posts)

8. Weapons sale paused "...because of the Trump administration's war with Iran."

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2026, 01:07 PM

21 min ago

Oh, bullshit.

Trump made some kind of under the table deal with Xi, probably involving money funneled through Eric and Jr.

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