World Trump administration plans to sell new weapons to Saudis despite lawmakers’ objections May 24, 2019May 24, 2019 Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY Comments Off on Trump administration plans to sell new weapons to Saudis despite lawmakers’ objections The new weapons sales – worth $8.1 billion – has sparked a fierce backlash from lawmakers who say it's an 'end-run' around Congress.