Qatar gives planes the way other countries give medals. Qatar’s offer to provide a $400 million Boeing 747 to the US government-to be potentially used as Air Force One-has reignited scrutiny of the Gulf monarchy’s decades-long strategy to buy influence across every corner of American power: Military, academia, politics, media, and business.The jet, dubbed “a […]
US President Donald Trump received a grand ceremonial welcome in Qatar before visiting Al Wajba Palace, the official residence of Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.The Emir personally guided Trump through the palace during the tour. At one point, the US President turned to the camera and remarked, “Nice house.”Trump’s arrival in Qatar was marked […]
US President Donald Trump received a striking welcome in Qatar on Wednesday as a pair of Tesla Cybertrucks led his motorcade through the capital city. The vehicles had a distinctive red-painted hood and were part of an elaborate show of pageantry during Trump’s visit to the Gulf nation.Tesla CEO Elon Musk posted the grand clip […]
Qatar Emiri Air Force F-15s provide an honorary escort for Air Force One (AP) DOHA: President Donald Trump’s trip to Qatar is off to a flying start. Like Saudi Arabia a day earlier, Qatar didn’t bother waiting for Trump to land before setting out to impress him with a fighter jet escort. As Trump flew […]
A rare split appeared in the MAGA world, as some of US President Donald Trump’s strongest supporters criticised his decision to accept a private jet from Qatar to use as Air Force One. While Trump stands by the plan, many right-wing voices called the move “indefensible,” “a bribe,” and “a stain” on his presidency, reports […]
Representative image (AP) Almost every month, there’s another announcement about how various Gulf states will spend mind-blowing sums of money, hundreds of billions of dollars, if not trillions, in deals made with the new Trump administration in the US.In January, Saudi Arabia said it would broaden investments into, and trade with, the US to over […]
Donald Trump’s longtime supporter Laura Loomer has publicly criticised the US president over his reported plan to accept a Boeing 747-8 jet from Qatar’s ruling family, warning that the $400 million aircraft could become a major liability for his administration.“I love President Trump. I would take a bullet for him,” Loomer wrote on X. “But, […]
Qatar dismissed reports of possibly gifting its super jet to Trump and said no decision has been taken. Qater reacted to the report that President Donald Trump is going to be gifted a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet as a gift from the ruling family of Qatarduring his trip to the Middle East and said […]
Trump will accept Boeing 747-8 from the Qatar royal family, reports said. During his visit to the Middle East, President Donald Trump would receive the most expensive gift ever extended to the United States from a foreign government — from the royal family of Qatar.It is a super luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet that President […]
President Trump is likely to accept a super jet from Qatar royal family as a gift which will become his Air Force One, reports claimed. President Donald Trump’s Middle East visit will have a controversial stop at ‘frenemy’ Qatar. The royal family in Qatar is planning to gift the president a super luxury Boeing 747-8jumbo […]
