US EditionReed: Trump’s Qatar plane would ‘pose immense counterintelligence risks’
- President Donald Trump accepted a $400 million luxury Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar to use temporarily as Air Force One during his administration in 2025.
- The gift followed legal advice that the acceptance would be permissible if ownership later transfers to Trump's presidential library, though constitutional rules and ethics concerns remain unresolved.
- Security experts raised alarm over the plane’s retrofitting challenges, possible counterintelligence risks, and the need to waive standard military security measures for its presidential use.
- Trump dismissed criticism, stating only a "stupid person" would turn down such a gift, while opponents from both parties flagged conflicts of interest and national security threats.
- The transaction heightened scrutiny on Qatar’s influence in U.S. Politics and academia, and triggered bipartisan debate about foreign gifts and presidential ethics.
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Japan TodaySome Republicans voice concern over Trump's plan to accept Qatari plane
Multiple congressional Republicans raised concerns on Tuesday about President Donald Trump's desire to accept a $400 million airplane from Qatar, with at least one noting doing so could pose a security risk.
Qatar has a history of buying influence in the US - Washington Examiner
Doha’s decades-long history of buying influence in the U.S. is resurfacing amidst reports that President Donald Trump will accept a gifted luxury Boeing jet by the Qatari government. Qatar has long been accused of flaunting its vast wealth, derived largely from oil extraction, to curry favor on Capitol Hill and in the Ivy League. Business dealings with the oil-rich nation were what brought down Bob Menendez, then-chairman of the Senate Foreign A…
Nikki Haley Slams Trump Over Qatari ‘Flying Palace’ Gift: ‘If This Were Biden, We Would Be Furious’
(AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) President Donald Trump’s former ambassador to the UN and GOP presidential primary rival, Nikki Haley, pulled no punches on Tuesday in criticizing his decision to accept a $400 million luxury plane from Qatar. Trump’s announcement of the lavish gift from the Middle Eastern monarchy has roiled Washington, DC as critics have accused him of taking a bribe from a state-sponsor of terrorism, while national security experts soun…
Reed: Trump’s Qatar plane would ‘pose immense counterintelligence risks’
President Trump’s acceptance of a Qatar-donated Boeing 747 as a new Air Force One aircraft would pose “immense counterintelligence risks” to the United States if used, according to the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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