ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFJULY 7, 2026 14:36Updated: JULY 7, 2026 14:56US President Donald Trump landed in Ankara, Turkey, on Tuesday ahead of the NATO summit of heads of state to be held in the Turkish capital.Trump was greeted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after landing.Trump to support Turkey's bid for F-35sThe meeting comes amid reports by Reuters and The New York Times saying that Trump will back Turkey's bid to return to the F-35 program.According to two sources from Reuters and another one from The NYT, Trump will support a potential sale of the US' most advanced fighter jet.On Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu openly opposed the sale during an interview with Fox and Friends, saying that the US must not give such a weapon to “a regime infected by the Muslim Brotherhood.”“Turkey is a great country, but it's governed by a man who calls openly for the annihilation of Israel,” Netanyahu said in reference to Erdogan.This is a developing story.Follow us on Google