The Trump administration announced Friday it will allow Qatar to operate a military facility in Idaho. It follows the Qatari government gifting President Donald Trump a multimillion-dollar passenger jet and striking a deal with his company to build a golf course there.
scandalous Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth made an announcement during a press conference with Qatari Defense Minister Saud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.
“Today we are signing a letter of acceptance for the construction of a Qatar Air Force facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho,” he said. saidafter expressing gratitude to Qatar for its assistance in negotiating a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip.
The US and Qatar are in talks to establish some sort of military training base in Idaho. for many yearsbut this statement came after a foreign government threw millions of dollars at Trump.
In May, Qatar gave Trump luxury aircraft that the military is converting into Air Force One. Trump was widely criticized for accepting foreign gifts worth millions. The plane is expected to be moved to his future presidential library after he leaves office.
On Thursday, Senate Democrats tried to block funding for the jet conversion process, but the measure was rejected by Republicans.
Following the gift of an airplane, Trump signed a September decree promising to provide support – including military support – to Qatar in the event of an armed attack on the Middle Eastern country.
Trump Organization, Trump's private company. announced in April that she had struck a deal with the Qatari government to build a luxury golf resort there. Noah Bookbinder, who heads the nonprofit group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, criticized the arrangement, telling The Associated Press at the time: “You want the president to make decisions that are in the best interests of the United States, not his bottom line.”
Trump's cozy relationship with Qatar looks even more suspicious because he previously criticized this country for connections with terrorist organizations.
“The nation of Qatar has historically been a sponsor of terrorism at a very high level,” Trump said in June 2017.
One of his most famous supporters, racist conspiracy theorist Laura Loomercriticized the announcement of the opening of a facility in Qatar on Friday.
“I never thought I'd see the Republicans give the terrorist-financing Muslims from Qatar a MILITARY BASE on US soil so they could kill Americans. I don't think I'll be voting in 2026,” he said. she wrote. “I cannot in good conscience justify harboring jihadists. This is where I draw the line.”
Trump normalized the situation open bribery in the presidencyraking in millions in exchange for political favors and agreements. Now American security appears to be up for sale – no matter what the consequences for society.
