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True or False: The scheme allows President Trump to claim he was not directly funding Ukraine's defense while U.S. defense contractors profited from replacement orders.
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By having European allies pay full price for U.S. weapons, Trump could say he wasn"t spending U.S. funds directly, while contractors like Raytheon and Lockheed Martin benefited.
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