President Donald Trump said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has "become a Palestinian" in a dispute over a gifted $400 million jet from Qatar. Schumer said his party would seek to block all Department of Justice political nominees over the president's desire to accept the Qatari jet as a gift to the U.

Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader in the Senate, said he would put a “hold” on nominations to the Justice Department in protest against Donald Trump’s plan to accept a jumbo jet from Qatar. Mr Schumer described the proposed gift as “so corrupt that even Putin would give a double take”.