Qatar, Trump and Democrats
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Several Democratic senators are questioning Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over President Trump’s acceptance of a jet from Qatar, stressing in a letter the national security risks and
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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Democrats are leaning into a corruption argument against President Donald Trump, pointing to his crypto meme coin and plans to accept a luxury jet from Qatar as evidence that the president is potentially violating ethical norms and the US Constitution.