President Donald Trump said the US had sold Norway F-52 fighter jets during a joint press conference with Prime Minister Erna Solberg on Wednesday.
But no such aircraft exists. The president may have misspoke because the US has sold Norway 52 F-35s.
Oslo received the first three last November.
Trump is getting roasted on Twitter for his gaffe:
F-52s? Oh boy. Bet the Marines are gonna want a STOVL version. â Kevin Baron (@DefenseBaron) January 10, 2018
Did Trump just say F-52?#Norway â Christina (@chris_ortiz26) January 10, 2018
The F-52's capabilities look really impressive pic.twitter.com/WI2DzIaQwt â Alexander Clarkson (@APHClarkson) January 10, 2018
Some commenters are jokingly asking if Trump plays "Call of Duty," which features an aircraft called an F-52:
SunkCoastTheory on January 10th, 2018 at 21:59 UTC »
The article is citing the thoughts of a bunch of random Twitter users? Are you fucking kidding?
RicoculusPrime on January 10th, 2018 at 21:47 UTC »
So we're selling DLC to other countries now?
http://callofduty.wikia.com/wiki/F-52
ravenofshadow on January 10th, 2018 at 21:24 UTC »
What he meant to say was the US sold Norway the B-52s. We just struck a deal to sell the entire rights of the new wave band's greatest hits. Winning.