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The Mirror US on MSNTrump moans 'size matters' as he wants Qatar 'flying palace' to compete with RoyalsJealous Donald Trump has moaned Air Force One is no longer “impressive enough”, wanting a free jet from Qatar to look as good as the royals. As controversy grew around the $402 million Boeing 747 offered by the Middle East country,
Iran “must stop sponsoring terror, halt its bloody proxy wars and permanently and verifiably cease pursuit of nuclear weapons,” Trump said in remarks at a meeting of leaders from the Gulf Cooperation Council hosted by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Saudi capital. “They cannot have a nuclear weapon.”
The U.S. has grown closer to Qatar in recent years, so much so that the tiny nation has been at the forefront of high-stakes peace negotiations between global powers.
The notorious Menendez brothers are on the verge of freedom. The star witness in Sean “Diddy” Combs’s sex trafficking trial took the stand. Floods forced evacuations of two elementary schools in Maryland.
The president boasts the plane, which will be used as Air Force One until he leaves office, is a "gift, free of charge," but Democrats fear it is "bribery."
President Donald Trump is set to meet with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, in a face-to-face with the onetime insurgent leader who spent years imprisoned by U.S. forces after being captured in Iraq.
US President Donald Trump signed a host of economic and bilateral cooperation agreements in Saudi Arabia as he kicked off a four-day Middle East trip with a focus on dealmaking with a key Mideast ally.
In May 2025, the nation of Qatar gave the Department of Defense a Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet to be remodeled into a new Air Force One.