Qatar, Al Udeid Air Base and Trump
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When President Donald Trump addressed U.S. and Qatari troops at a military base in Qatar, he assured the rank and file “we don’t care if you’re politically correct.”
President Donald Trump on Thursday reiterated his desire to take over the Gaza Strip, telling a business roundtable in Qatar that the U.S. would "make it a freedom zone" and arguing there was nothing left to save in the Palestinian territory.
The tiny Gulf state has showered money on the U.S.’s military and universities, giving it outsize geopolitical clout.
Podcaster Theo Von performed a set for U.S. troops in Qatar on Thursday where he joked about doing drugs on a mixed-race baby and the sexuality of men in the U.S. Navy, and compared the Qatari hosts’ attire to Klansman robes.
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Aboard Air Force One, Trump lamented to Fox News host Sean Hannity of the U.S. government plane's comparative old age of 40 years and lackluster appearance next to Qatar's, Saudi Arabia's and the United Arab Emirates' "brand new Boeing 747s."
President Donald Trump offered another glimpse of an emerging, sometimes contradictory foreign policy doctrine: trying to end various conflicts around the globe while vowing not to withdraw from the world entirely.
During his first 15 years at Qatar Investment Authority, Mohammed Al Sowaidi helped establish its US presence and scout opportunities. Now, as head of the $524 billion state-backed entity, he’s pledging to invest an amount nearly equal to the fund’s current size,
Trump’s plan to accept a plane from Qatar raises a raft of questions about the scope of laws that relate to gifts from foreign governments, legal experts said.
Follow for live updates as Trump continues his Middle East trip in the United Arab Emirates and the Supreme Court hears arguments on plans to end birthright citizenship.