Can Trump accept a plane from Qatar?
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🗓️ 13 May 2025
⏱️ 32 minutes
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On this episode, The Washington Post's Libby Casey, Rhonda Colvin and James Hohmann are joined by national security reporter Abigail Hauslohner to discuss President Trump's trip to the Middle East.
The crew breaks down Trump's sit-down with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and his plan to attract Saudi investment in the U.S. Then, the release of the last American hostage in Gaza, Edan Alexander. And is it a snub for Trump to skip meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu?
Plus, Trump says he plans to accept a 747 jet to use as Air Force One from Qatar – but can he legally accept it?
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| 0:00.0 | Look what happened. Is this crazy? We stand on the verge of the four greatest years in the history. |
| 0:08.5 | Make America great victory. How can you be against it? |
| 0:16.8 | President Trump is on his first big overseas trip in this second term. He's chosen the Middle East as his destination. |
| 0:23.5 | And all anybody can talk about is whether the nation of Qatar is going to give Trump a plane |
| 0:29.0 | described as a palace in the sky. |
| 0:31.9 | Ethics concerns? |
| 0:33.3 | Anyone? |
| 0:33.8 | Show of hands? |
| 0:35.0 | There's really so much to talk about, though, related to Trump's agenda. |
| 0:38.5 | Just announced that the U.S. will end sanctions on Syria. Yesterday, we saw the release of the |
| 0:43.2 | last living American hostage by Hamas. So let's dive in with my panel. This is Sidebar from the |
| 0:49.0 | Washington Post. And I'm Libby Casey, joined by Rhonda Colvin, James Homan, and Abigail House Loaner National Security Reporter. |
| 0:56.6 | Thrilled to have you with us, Abby. |
| 0:57.7 | You have a deep history of reporting on the Middle East and foreign policy as well as U.S. national security. |
| 1:05.2 | James, kick us off with what we saw Trump and the crown prince of Saudi Arabia do today. |
| 1:10.8 | A lot of pomp and circumstance and a lot of news. |
| 1:14.1 | You mentioned that Trump said at the end of a speech that he's removing sanctions on Syria |
| 1:18.3 | in order to, quote, give them a chance at greatness. |
| 1:21.0 | He's supposed to meet with the Syrian leader tomorrow. |
| 1:23.1 | I mean, that's significant to even meet with the Syrian leader. |
| 1:26.0 | It is a very, very big deal in the region, and we've come a long way in not that long. |
| 1:33.0 | But the two sides announced that the Saudis are going to make an investment commitment |
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