“The Boeing 747 is being given to the United States Air Force/Department of Defense, NOT TO ME! It is a gift from a Nation, Qatar, that we have successfully defended for many years,” Trump said in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, late on Tuesday, May 13.

President Donald Trump defended Qatar gifting the U.S. a jet to use as Air Force One as the new fleet is still under construction.

North Charleston, South Carolina, could see more jobs at its Boeing manufacturing plant if a reported $100 billion deal for Qatar to buy 150 Boeing planes comes through. NewsNation’s Brooke Shafer speaks with the city’s mayor about the agreement’s potential impact.

President Trump will be in Doha, Qatar, on Wednesday after a swing through Saudi Arabia that saw him securing billions in economic and military investments between Washington and Riyadh. But

US President Donald Trump signed a host of economic and bilateral cooperation agreements in Saudi Arabia as he kicked off a four-day Middle East trip with a focus on dealmaking with a key Mideast ally.