Could 14, 2025 – Trump Center East journey and presidency information

The Qatari prime minister and minister of overseas affairs insisted that the supply of a multimillion-dollar jet from the Qatari authorities for President Donald Trump to make use of as Air Drive One is a “government-to-government transaction,” reasonably than a private reward to Trump, although it’s nonetheless “below overview” by each events.

“It is a quite simple government-to-government dealing when Ministry of Protection and Division of Protection are nonetheless exchanging the potential of transferring one among our 747-8 for use as Air Drive One and it’s nonetheless below the authorized overview, so there’s nothing actually – I don’t know what was, like, why it grew to become, like, so massive as a information that that is one thing, you already know, thought-about in a really unusual approach,” Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani mentioned Wednesday in an interview with CNN’s Becky Anderson.

Al-Thani wouldn’t verify if a Qatari official approached Trump with a suggestion to assist, after Trump prompt it in an interview with Fox Information.

“It’s a government-to-government transaction,” Al-Thani mentioned. “It has nothing to do with personnel, whether or not it’s on the US aspect or the Qatari aspect. It’s Ministry of Protection and Division of Protection.”

Al-Thani dismissed any controversy and mentioned finally, if the USA wants one thing and it’s authorized, the Qataris will assist.

“Nothing is altering our resolution. On the finish of the day, if there’s something that the US want and it’s utterly authorized and we are able to, we’re in a position to assist and to help the US, then we aren’t shying away,” he mentioned. “Even when there’s something popping out of Qatar for the US it’s popping out of affection, it doesn’t come out of an alternate of something.”

Nonetheless, Al-Thani mentioned “after all” the supply could be withdrawn if the transaction have been deemed unlawful.

“We is not going to do something unlawful. If there was one thing unlawful, there could be some ways to cover these form of transactions when is not going to be seen for the general public. It is a very clear alternate that’s taking place between two governments,” he mentioned. “I don’t see any controversy in it.”

Al-Thani shot down the concept Qataris are attempting to purchase affect with the USA.

“Why would we purchase an affect in the USA? In the event you look simply within the final 10 years of the US-Qatar relationship, Qatar has been all the time there for the US, when it’s wanted, whether or not it’s on the conflict towards terror, whether or not it’s within the evacuation of Afghanistan, whether or not it’s on releasing hostages from totally different, totally different international locations around the globe,” Al-Thani mentioned.

Qatar is “all the time stepping as much as assist and help the US as a result of we imagine that this friendship must be mutually beneficially for each international locations,” Al-Thani continued.