Donald Trump, Qatar and Syria
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President Donald Trump would plainly like America to be more like the Gulf states he’s touring on the first big foreign trip of his new term.
In May 2025, the nation of Qatar gave the Department of Defense a Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet to be remodeled into a new Air Force One.
The Constitution bars federal officials from accepting gifts from foreign states without the consent of Congress.
Trump attacks foreign and even Qatari donations to the Clinton Foundation. Now he wants to accept the biggest gift of all.
Several top Republicans in Congress have expressed concerns about the 747 deal, including that the plane would be a security risk.
Donald Trump said that the Dollars saved by accepting Qatar's Boeing gift will instead be spent to 'Make America Great Again!' US President Donald Trump on Tuesday clarified that Qatar's luxury Boeing 747-8 gift is “being given” to the American ...
Trump’s plan to accept a $400 million plane from Qatar has ignited a full-blown firestorm among Democrats in Congress
The president boasts the plane, which will be used as Air Force One until he leaves office, is a "gift, free of charge," but Democrats fear it is "bribery."
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Audacy on MSNJet gift from Qatar's royal family to Donald Trump will require billions of dollars and retrofitting to serve as Air Force OnePresident Donald Trump thinks it would be “stupid” to turn down a free airplane from Qatar. However, some experts have already warned that the plane could end up costing billions to retrofit and maintain.
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For President Donald Trump, accepting a free Air Force One replacement from Qatar is a no-brainer. But Trump’s plan threatens to turn a global symbol of American power into an airborne collection of ethical,
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Daily Express US on MSNJon Stewart slams Donald Trump as 'reverse Oprah' for accepting $400m jet from QatarJon Stewart unleashed a fierce critique of President Donald Trump on The Daily Show, following the president's acceptance of an opulent gift from Qatar's Royal family-a luxury jumbo jet valued at hundreds of millions.