Qatar, Trump and Boeing
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Trump’s plan to accept a $400 million plane from Qatar has ignited a full-blown firestorm among Democrats in Congress
The tiny Gulf state has showered money on the U.S.’s military and universities, giving it outsize geopolitical clout.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-NJ) plans to force votes on any military sales announced on Trump’s swing through the Middle East this week.
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,
Republicans and Democrats in Congress raised both and ethical concerns about the White House’s plan to use a gifted luxury plane from Qatar as an Air Force One replacement, after President ...
The issue united both Democrats and ... for corruption than with Qatar’s ties to Iran. Laura Loomer, an influential Trump adviser, led the MAGA pushback to the jet deal.
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.
Today’s agreement with China offers only a temporary pause in the trade war, with intensive negotiations to continue in the weeks ahead. And after last week’s U.S.-U.K. trade deal, Trump has promised other such deals are imminent. There is still much to do.
Trump is in talks to accept a Boeing 747 as a gift from the royal family of Qatar, a move Jeanne Shaheen warns raises "serious" ethical questions.