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.

Stephen Colbert turned boos into cheers on Wednesday night as he chimed in on President Donald Trump ’s controversial plan to accept a $400 million jumbo jet from Qatar’s ruling family.

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.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Qatar will invest $10 billion in the coming years in the Al Udeid Air Base southwest of Doha, the largest U.S. military facility in the Middle East. (Reporting by Nayera Abdallah and Andrew Mills;

President Donald Trump is urging Qatar to use its influence over Iran to persuade the country’s leadership to reach an agreement with the U.S. over its rapidly advancing nuclear program.

The president has said that his administration is looking to develop a new fighter that will be a "substantial upgrade" from current models.

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.

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.