WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump secured over $243 billion in deals during a meeting Wednesday in Doha with Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Amir, the Emir of Qatar.
Boeing and Qatar Airways Group executives witnessed the signing of an order for 210 wideboy jets, including 130 787 Dreamliners and 30 7779s airplanes.
“It’s the largest order of jets in the history of Boeing so that’s pretty good,” Trump said during a news conference.
Qatar, home to the largest U.S. military base in the Middle East, has mediated the negotiations between Israel and Hamas.
Before the ceremony at a lavish palace, Trump faced ethical criticism in Washington over a Boeing 747-8 jetliner, a $400 million gift from Qatar, and a planned Trump International Golf Club & Villas outside Doha.
U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, who Trump endorsed for Florida governor, said there is a need for a new Air Force One, and getting the new one will take time.
“Secret Service is going to have to go through it and they have to put in all the necessary security features,” Donalds said.
Middle East trip
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- Trump wants a nuclear deal with Iran, but says Tehran must end its support of proxy groups
Trump administration
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- Trump surgeon general pick praised unproven psychedelic therapy, said mushrooms helped her find love
- Lawmakers question Kennedy on staffing cuts, funding freezes and policy changes at health department
- What the EPA’s partial rollback of the ‘forever chemical’ drinking water rule means
- EPA chief Zeldin faces bipartisan anger in Senate over funding freeze, grant cancellations
Air traffic control reform
- Hotline between military and air traffic controllers in Washington hasn’t worked for over 3 years
- Newark problems and recent crashes put focus on air traffic controller shortage and aging equipment
Judiciary
- Prosecutor in Trump classified files case takes 5th Amendment in private interview with Congress
- Trump can’t strip Foreign Service workers of their collective bargaining rights, judge says
- Ex-FBI agent and Pentagon contractor sues over secret recording showing him criticizing Trump
Immigration
- ICE head recognizes Congress’ role in visiting detention facilities, even unannounced
- A pregnant Cuban emigre worries about her baby’s citizenship as Supreme Court weighs a Trump order
- Georgetown student released from immigration detention after federal judge’s ruling
- 2-year-old girl reunites with her mother in Venezuela after US deportation
- Funds from migrants sent back home help fuel some towns’ economies. A GOP plan targets that
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