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Thursday, May 15, 2025
Trump says nobody will break his ties with Qatar: ‘We are going to protect you’
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US President Donald Trump attends a breakfast with business leaders in Doha on May 15, 2025. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)
US President Donald Trump says nobody will be able to break his relationships with Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
“We have never had a relationship with Qatar as strong as it is now. And we are going to protect you,” he says, giving no further details, after a meeting with business leaders in Doha.
Hamas-backer Qatar has stirred controversy by offering a $400 million luxury aircraft to serve as a new Air Force One and then go to Trump’s personal use. The move raises major constitutional and ethical questions — as well as security concerns about a foreign power donating the ultra-sensitive US presidential jet.
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