Overview

• Qatar offered a $400 million Boeing 747 jet to President Trump for temporary Air Force One use, raising constitutional and ethical concerns under the Emoluments Clause.
• Trump defended the jet offer as a cost-saving measure, while critics, including Senator Rand Paul and Senate Democrats, raised objections and are exploring ways to block it.
• Qatar's prime minister stated the jet offer is a government-to-government transaction and confirmed it would be withdrawn if deemed illegal during ongoing legal reviews.
• During his visit to Qatar, Trump announced a $96 billion deal for Qatar Airways to purchase up to 210 Boeing jets, marking the largest widebody aircraft order in the company's history.
• The Boeing deal is expected to support 154,000 U.S. jobs annually, offering a significant boost to the struggling aerospace company.