Donald Trump said he’d sell ‘10% worse’ versions of his super duper new fighter jet to Europe and the entire continent replied as one
Donald Trump has unveiled a super duper new fighter jet, the F-47, which in a characteristically humble manoeuvre appears to have been named after himself, the 47th president of the United States.
Holy shit, Trump just ordered the creation of a new fighter jet named after himself, the “F-47”.
pic.twitter.com/kPVShEqx8R— Jay in Kyiv (@JayinKyiv) March 21, 2025
Very exciting it sounds too, especially you would think for the various European countries now faced with the biggest threat from Russia for 40 years or so.
But Trump had a message for any ‘allies’ interested in sharing in this new technology.
Trump: “We’ll sell our allies toned down military planes, because someday, maybe they’re not our allies” pic.twitter.com/yAsBMPmgIo
— AlexandruC4 (@AlexandruC4) March 21, 2025
Presumably if they are 10% worse they will be called the F-42.3?.
And here’s precisely what everyone made of that. Not all of the responses were from Europe, just lots of them.
1.
Well, good luck selling those. Would love to see what’s going on in the cubicle farms of some defense contractors right now. https://t.co/CJlBP2wfBt
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) March 21, 2025
2.
Trump: Winner of European defense contractor “salesman of the year” 2025. https://t.co/DY3y2dawsq
— Darth Putin (@DarthPutinKGB) March 21, 2025
3.
Why European countries need to think again about defence procurement. https://t.co/NdqJW4fJlm
— David Gauke (@DavidGauke) March 21, 2025
4.
European countries and Canada were already looking to get out of existing orders for F-35s because of Trump. Not sure this helps. https://t.co/BNaQ5qEebu
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) March 22, 2025
5.
The Gerald Ratner of defence procurement? https://t.co/UW2Aa3Okfm
— William Crawley (@williamcrawley) March 21, 2025
6.
The F-35 EXPORT. https://t.co/B6oPXwhimM pic.twitter.com/L0OOPBSGow
— Polemic Paine (@PolemicTMM) March 21, 2025