Gripen vs. F-35: US Ambassador Hoekstra BLACKMAILS Canada Over Fighter Jets Deal

US Ambassador Hoekstra is at it again, threatening US-Canada relations and hurling false accusations towards Prime Minister Carney for considering reneging on our American-made F-35 fighter jets deal. (Oh, the irony.) In related Canadian politics news, the CEO of Saab, manufacturer of the Gripen fighter jet leading alternative, visited Prime Minister Carney this week. Let’s compare the F-35 and Gripen fighter jets, and see how various Canadian experts and US experts (lobbyists?) are weighing in. Tune into Episode 282 of The Bill Kelly Podcast for conversations in critical times!This episode was recorded on November 20, 2025.Don’t forget to like, share, comment and subscribe to support Bill’s work! THANK YOU!Become a podcast member to hear Bill’s stories and life lessons from 50+ years as a broadcast journalist in his members-only series, MORAL OF THE STORY: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeUbzckOLocFzNeY1D72iCA/joinListen to The Bill Kelly Podcast everywhere: https://kite.link/the-bill-kelly-podcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBillKellyPodcast/featuredBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/billkellypodcast.bsky.socialSubStack: billkelly.substack.com/*Comment ‘likes’ on behalf of this channel are an acknowledgment of your comment, not necessarily an endorsement of its contents. Thanks for joining these critical discussions in critical times!WATCH THIS EPISODE and subscribe to our channel: FURTHER READINGCanada’s battle of the fighter jets: F-35 vs the Gripenhttps://ottawacitizen.com/public-service/defence-watch/canada-fighter-jets-f-35-gripenU.S. warns Canada of potential negative consequences if it dumps F-35 fighter jethttps://ottawacitizen.com/public-service/defence-watch/us-warns-canada-f-35-fighter-jetU.S. ambassador calls F-35s ‘phenomenal success’ as Canada considers Swedish fighter jetshttps://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/f-35s-are-phenomenal-success-us-ambassador-says-as-canada-considers-swedish-fighter-jets/Future of trade talks depends on Canada’s purchase of American fighter jets, U.S. ambassador sayshttps://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/future-of-trade-talks-depends-on-canadas-purchase-of-american-fighter-jets-u-s-ambassador/article_fd0daf89-2d9b-4b96-b391-bf9b6cf1aff8.html This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billkelly.substack.com/subscribe