Qatar, Trump and jet
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When it comes to the attorney general and the luxury jet from Qatar, Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin is asking all the right questions.
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.
The US is poised to accept a jet from Qatar. But legal experts previously told BI the reported gift raises both ethical and constitutional concerns.
President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday a $96 billion deal between Qatar Airways and Boeing, a symbol of the diplomatic maneuvering defining his presidency. The agreement, signed in Doha during Trump’s Middle East tour,
Qatar awarded a contract for up to 210 new wide-body civilian airliners to Boeing on Wednesday, a blockbuster deal for the beleaguered aerospace company that was inked in a Doha ceremony where President Donald Trump hailed it as evidence of his abilities to promote U.S. economic interests overseas.
President Trump confirmed reports Sunday that his administration is planning to accept a luxury ... Qatar funds the Muslim Brotherhood, harbors HAMAS, and the US just accepted a $400 million jet ...
The Qatari sheikh gifting a $400 million plane that’s slated to become Trump’s next Air Force One has also previously faced allegations of corruption and antisemitism.