Qatar, Trump and Democrats
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Qatar’s potential plan to provide a $400 million jumbo jet to the U.S. to use as Air Force One underscores how the tiny Gulf state has managed to diplomatically punch above its weight for years: It has a lot of money and is willing to spend it.
Democrats are planning to fly a banner that reads “Qatar-a-lago” over President Trump’s Florida estate Wednesday after he said he would accept a $400 million jet from the Qatari government.
The steps Democrats will take on Qatar are essentially symbolic ... “We are talking strategy right now, and we will be taking action,” Booker said. “I don’t want to show our cards.”
House Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday urged Republicans to schedule a vote if President Donald Trump accepts a free Air Force One replacement from Qatar. Watch the full news conference held by House Democrats Wednesday in our video player above.
The emirate, once called “a funder of terrorism” by President Trump, has spent lavishly on overhauling its global reputation.
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.
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 president announced that Qatar, a major non-NATO ally to the U.S., offered the luxury plane—known as "a flying palace"—to the Department of Defense (DOD). Trump says the aircraft is worth $400 million and the assertion has prompted fierce bipartisan pushback.
President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday a $200 billion deal between Qatar Airways and Boeing, a lifeline for the beleaguered American aerospace giant and a powerful symbol of the diplomatic maneuvering defining his presidency.