President Donald Trump arrived in Turkey for the NATO summit, where he was personally welcomed on the tarmac by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Trump traveled with several senior administration officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller.

The trip also marked Trump’s first overseas flight aboard the newly commissioned Air Force One, a retrofitted Boeing 747-8 donated by Qatar to the United States for presidential use.

After Trump’s arrival, military jets flew overhead, streaking the sky with red, white, and blue smoke in a dramatic welcome for the U.S. president.

But the real headline came after the ceremony, when Trump said he is seriously considering selling U.S. F-35 fighter jets to Turkey.

“Why wouldn’t we?” Trump said. “We have a better relationship with Turkey. Turkey, in many ways, has been much more loyal than other countries we’d think would be loyal. It’s certainly something we would consider. It’s a great plane.”

Trump also said the United States is moving to remove sanctions on Turkey.

“It’s time. We don’t want to sanction friends,” Trump said. “We’re gonna be taking the sanctions off. OK? I don’t want him to waste his time answering that question. We’re working closely with Rubio, Bessent, Hegseth. It’s time.”

The announcement comes just one day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly urged Trump not to provide Turkey with F-35s.

Speaking about Erdoğan, Netanyahu warned: “A man who openly calls for the destruction of Israel, the annexation of Cyprus, threatens Greece and wants to invade Jerusalem and govern it. The Muslim Brotherhood flaunts a regime. I don’t believe they deserve F-35 planes. This represents a threat to the regional balance and to our security.”

Trump’s comments now set up a major foreign policy clash, with the U.S. president signaling a warm reset with Erdoğan while Israel warns that advanced American fighter jets in Turkey’s hands could threaten the region’s balance of power.