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The Qatar-Boeing deal is the latest in a series of high-profile aviation agreements signed during Trump’s four-day Middle East visit. Just a day earlier, Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund inked a $4.8 billion agreement with Boeing, and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced a $10 billion order from a British airline.
The president insists only a ‘stupid person’ would turn down extravagant gift intended to replace Air Force One, but risks violating U.S. Constitution’s emoluments clause
Republican lawmakers are raising concerns about the gift, and voicing reservations about lucrative Trump family business dealings in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Concerns arise as former President Donald Trump considers accepting a $400 million airplane from Qatar to be used as 'Air Force One'. The plan faces scrutiny from both Republicans and Democrats, with accusations of it being an illegal foreign donation and a national security threat.
Veteran political strategist James Carville weighed in on how Democrats should frame their messaging after President Trump drew controversy after Qatar’s royal family offered him a luxury
Qatar’s offer to donate a luxury jet to President Trump is the latest flashpoint in a broader debate over the Gulf state's growing influence in Washington—fuelled by wealth, strategic military ties, and its expanding links to Trump’s business empire.
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Twistity on MSNTrump Rolls Into Qatar in Style as $400M Jet Gift Sparks Firestorm and Gaza Peace Hopes RiseCredit: Unsplash Lavish red-carpet welcome meets rising diplomatic tension as Trump courts peace and stirs controversy in the Gulf Former President Donald Trump touched down in Qatar Wednesday to a lavish welcome fit for royalty-even as controversy swirled around a luxury aircraft gifted by the Gulf nation and expectations mounted over his potential to help broker a Gaza ceasefire.
President Trump will be in Doha, Qatar, on Wednesday after a swing through Saudi Arabia that saw him securing billions in economic and military investments between Washington and Riyadh. But