President Donald Trump is holding talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House and indicating the U.S. might soon lift its hold on advanced fighter jet sales to the NATO ally. During Trump’s first term, the U.S. removed Turkey from the F-35 program because of concerns over Turkey's use of Russia's S-400 missile defense system.

“I know he wants the F-35 and he’s wanted that, and the F-16, we’re in great shape,” Trump said, seated alongside Erdogan in the Oval Office.

“I think he’ll be successful in buying the things he wants to buy,” Trump said.

“He needs certain things and we need certain things and we’re going to come to a conclusion,” Trump told the scrum of White House and Turkish journalists. “You’ll know by the end of the day.”