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Trump Secures Gulf Investment Deals Amid Legal Scrutiny Over Qatari Jet Gift

The former president garners record Boeing orders and multitrillion-dollar Gulf investments while facing bipartisan concerns over a $400 million jet gift from Qatar.

Le président américain Donald Trump et l’émir du Qatar Tamim Ben Hamad al-Thani lors d’une cérémonie de signature de contrats à Doha le 14 mai.
Donald Trump et cheikh Mohammed ben Zayed lors d’une cérémonie officielle à Abou Dhabi.
Le cortège du président américain Donald Trump est garé à côté d’un Boeing 747-8 de 12 ans appartenant au Qatar, que M. Trump visitait à West Palm Beach, Floride, États-Unis, le 15 février 2025.
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Overview

  • Donald Trump accepted a $400 million Boeing 747-8 jet gift from Qatar, sparking allegations from Democrats of violating the emoluments clause.
  • Qatar Airways announced a record-breaking purchase of 210 Boeing aircraft valued at $96 billion, including firm orders and options.
  • Qatar pledged $10 billion to modernize the Al-Udeid Air Base, the largest U.S. military facility in the Middle East.
  • The UAE committed to investing $1.4 trillion in the United States over the next decade, focusing on energy, technology, and AI.
  • Legal reviews have deemed the Qatari jet gift constitutional, but ethical and political scrutiny over Trump's transactional diplomacy persists.