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Ex-colonel on Trump’s Greenland deal, AI force, Saudi F-35 sale and more

By Kriston Lewis, CNN

Published 2:04 PM EDT, Wed September 23, 2026

Ex-colonel on Trump's Greenland deal, AI force, Saudi F-35 sale and more

Retired US Air Force colonel Cedric Leighton weighs in on President Donald Trump's agreement with Denmark and Greenland that gives the US “permanent control” over Greenland’s security, Trump's plans to create an “AI Force" and a potential multi-billion-dollar sale of stealth F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia.

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