Qatar dismisses concerns over offer of aircraft to Trump


FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump talks with Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani as he departs Al Udeid Air Base in Doha, Qatar, May 15, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File photo

DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar dismissed concerns about its offer to give U.S. President Donald Trump a Boeing plane, saying it was not trying to buy influence, a day after a bill was introduced in the Senate to prevent a foreign aircraft operating as Air Force One.

Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said on Tuesday that the offer was "a normal thing that happens between allies."

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