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  • Hillary’s Latest Attempt To ‘Get Trump’ Backfires

    05/15/2025 10:14:08 AM PDT · by Signalman · 18 replies
    Trending Politics ^ | 5/14/2025 | Cullen McCue
    Former Democratic Party presidential nominee Hillary Clinton was on the receiving end of an embarrassing fact check when she attempted to attack President Donald Trump over his trip to Qatar on Wednesday. In an X post, Clinton suggested that Trump was being blackmailed by Qatar after the oil-rich Persian Gulf nation offered a luxury plane valued at $400 million as a gift to the United States. The Department of Defense is expected to retrofit the Boeing 747-8 luxury jet to be used as Air Force One. Democrats have attempted to claim the plane was offered to President Trump personally, which...
  • Syria’s Jihadi Ruler Thanks Trump for ‘Courageous and Historic’ Sanctions End

    05/15/2025 6:10:01 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 19 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 05/15/2025 | Frances Martel
    Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the head of the jihadist terrorist organization Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), praised President Donald Trump in an address on Wednesday for taking the “courageous and historic” step of lifting sanctions on his country. Sharaa delivered a speech to the Syrian people following an in-person meeting with President Trump in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where President Trump concluded the first of three stops in a Middle East tour on Wednesday. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who first met Sharaa shortly after HTS toppled the half-century-old Assad family regime in Damascus, arranged and presided over the meeting. The...
  • Trump's meeting with Sharaa, unthinkable just months ago, boosts Syrians' hopes

    05/14/2025 1:22:30 PM PDT · by RandFan · 21 replies
    BBC ^ | May 14 | BBC
    Donald Trump has said his administration is now exploring the possibility of normalising relations with Syria - his comments coming shortly after he met Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, whose forces ended the decades-long dictatorship of the Assad family. The extraordinary encounter, unthinkable just months ago, was short but significant. "I think he has got the potential," Trump remarked after his meeting in Riyadh, 37 minutes long, with the former Syrian fighter formerly linked to Al-Qaeda. The $10m US bounty on his head was only lifted in December. Video footage of their conversation in a lavish Saudi royal palace showed...
  • Trump’s embrace of Syria and its jihadist-turned-president could shake up the Middle East

    05/14/2025 10:23:18 AM PDT · by McGruff · 40 replies
    CNN ^ | May 14, 2025 | Mostafa Salem
    US President Donald Trump on Wednesday had tea with a former jihadist who until recently had a $10 million US bounty on his head. Interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, once known by his militant nom de guerre Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, met Trump in Riyadh six months after leading a swift campaign that toppled the half-a-century-old Assad regime, ejecting Iran-backed armed groups and declaring himself leader of the country. Al Sharaa was placed on the US Specially Designated Global Terrorist list in 2013 for heading al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria, known as Al Nusra Front, and allegedly orchestrating suicide bombings across...
  • Trump urges Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to sign Abraham Accords recognizing Israel

    05/14/2025 6:08:21 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 30 replies
    NY Post ^ | 05/14/2025 | Diana Glebova and Steven Nelson
    RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Trump urged Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to sign the Abraham Accords in a previously unplanned meeting on Wednesday, one day after lifting all sanctions on the Middle Eastern country. The two leaders met on the sidelines of a Gulf Cooperation Council gathering in Riyadh, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan phoning into the conversation. Syria currently doesn’t recognize Israel’s statehood, and the Abraham Accords were just one of Trump’s requests to Syria in an effort to normalize relations. Trump also told the Syrian leader to make all foreign terrorists leave Syria, deport Palestinian terrorists, help...
  • Trump meets interim Syrian president as Damascus celebrates lifting of sanctions

    05/14/2025 2:39:19 AM PDT · by RandFan · 18 replies
    BBC [Live Page] ^ | May 14 | BBC [Live Page]
    SUMMARY Donald Trump has met the Syrian interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, in Saudi Arabia this morning The brief meeting came after the US lifted sanctions on Syria - Trump said the move is designed to "give them a chance at greatness" Until December, the US offered a $10m reward for al-Sharaa's arrest, our correspondent Lina Sinjab writes from Damascus Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attended the US-Syria meeting, while Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan joined remotely Trump then addressed a Gulf leaders' summit - saying again he wanted a deal with Iran, but they must stop "sponsoring terror" After...
  • Trump to visit US troops in Qatar

    05/14/2025 10:32:17 PM PDT · by McGruff · 15 replies
    ABC News ^ | May 15, 2025 | ZEKE MILLER and AAMER MADHANI
    President Donald Trump on Thursday will visit a U.S. installation at the center of American involvement in the Middle East... Trump plans to address troops at Qatar’s al-Udeid Air Base, which was a major staging ground during the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and supported the recent U.S. air campaign against Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis. The president has held up Gulf nations like Saudi Arabia and Qatar as models for economic development in a region plagued by conflict as he works to entice Iran to come to terms with his administration on a deal to curb its nuclear program. The...
  • Trump’s Middle East tour has more substance than the White House let on

    05/14/2025 10:05:52 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 14 replies
    MSN.com ^ | May 14, 2025 | Stephen Collinson
    There’s more to Donald Trump’s Middle East trip than billion-dollar contracts, parades of camels and a storm back home over Qatar’s offer to give the president a new Air Force One. A tour narrowly billed by the White House as a chance for Trump to show he’s a master dealmaker is jumbling the region’s geopolitical jigsaw puzzle.Wherever he goes, Trump’s brings disruption that can forge possibilities. And he takes risks – for instance, his decision on this trip to lift sanctions on Syria to give a war-ravaged nation a second chance.But the move revives a perennial question about Trump’s entire...
  • Qatar signs an agreement with Boeing to purchase 160 aircraft

    05/14/2025 7:32:23 AM PDT · by janetjanet998 · 65 replies
    Qatar signs an agreement with Boeing to purchase 160 aircraft — the largest widebody aircraft order in the American company's history
  • U.S. Inks Massive $142 Billion Arms Deal with Saudi Arabia

    05/14/2025 2:57:33 AM PDT · by SmokingJoe · 20 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 05/13/2025 | NICK GILBERTSON
    The United States and Saudi Arabia reached a $142 billion arms deal, President Donald Trump shared on Tuesday. Trump’s announcement came during his speech at the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, amid his state visit to the Middle East. “In addition to purchases of $142 billion of American-made military equipment by our great Saudi partners, the largest ever, this week, there are multibillion dollar commercial deals with Amazon, Oracle, AMD…Uber, Qualcomm, Johnson & Johnson, and many, many more,” the president said. The commander-in-chief touted the quality of American military products moments earlier. “Nobody makes military equipment like us;...
  • President Trump statement on 747 deal

    05/13/2025 5:15:28 PM PDT · by McGruff · 92 replies
    Truth Social ^ | May 13, 2025 | President Trump
    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. It will be used by our Government as a temporary Air Force One, until such time as our new Boeings, which are very late on delivery, arrive. Why should our military, and therefore our taxpayers, be forced to pay hundreds of millions of Dollars when they can get it for FREE from a country that wants to reward us for a job well done. This big savings...
  • Okay... Here's the Truth About the Qatar Jumbo Jet Story

    05/13/2025 10:20:40 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 83 replies
    PJ Media ^ | 05/13/2025 | Matt Margolis
    The Democrats have been desperate to find a scandal to pin on Trump, and their latest attempt may be the stupidest yet. It was recently reported that the Trump administration is gearing up to accept a high-end Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from the Qatari royal family—a luxury aircraft that will serve as a temporary Air Force One during President Trump’s second term. Naturally, the left is already losing its mind, but here’s the reality: this is a win for taxpayers. In the wake of media hysteria over the offer from Qatar to provide the United States with an aircraft, Buzz...
  • Boeing has a contract to replace Air Force One. What’s the delay?

    05/13/2025 10:00:29 AM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 51 replies
    The Washington Post ^ | May 13, 2025 6:00 a.m. EDT | Hannah Ziegler
    President Donald Trump’s confirmation Sunday that the United States may accept a presidential aircraft gifted from Qatar marked the latest escalation in his clash with Boeing, which is years behind on its government contract to build the new Air Force One.Boeing was supposed to deliver a replacement for Air Force One last year, but significant delays have cost the plane maker billions on the project. They have also drawn ire from the president, who told reporters aboard Air Force One in February that he was “not happy with Boeing” and may purchase a plane elsewhere.Now, as the U.S. government weighs...
  • Shaheen: Dems Will Likely Freeze Trump Nominees Until We Get Answers on Qatar Jet

    05/13/2025 10:03:07 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 84 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 05/19/2025 | Pam Key
    Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) said Tuesday on CNN’s “News Central” that President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees could face holds until Attorney General Pam Bondi provides “answers” to Congress on the $400 million jet from Qatar. Shaheen said, “With respect to Qatar and the plane, I think there are serious constitutional questions about this, but there are also questions about national security. Sadly, the president doesn’t seem to be too concerned about national security. He’s been willing to allow his secretary of defense to engage in classified discussions over unclassified channels. He has, again, looking at accepting this plane without thinking...
  • (( BLOG POST - Tuesday 13 May 2026 )) What do you think about Amir Tsarfati’s criticism of President Trump’s Hostage Release terms and conditions REF: Edan Alexander

    05/13/2025 7:15:54 AM PDT · by FRinCanada2 · 13 replies
    https://t.me/beholdisraelchannel/54614 ^ | May 2025 | Amir Tsarfati - via telegram and youtube
    https://t.me/beholdisraelchannel/54614 This live stream video from last night seems to be moot at this point. Do you think this was planned all along ?
  • Edan Alexander's moving reunion with his family

    05/12/2025 5:11:10 PM PDT · by Eleutheria5 · 11 replies
    Arutz Sheva ^ | 12/5/25
    Edan Alexander reunited with his family on Monday at the Re'im Camp in southern Israel after 584 days in Hamas captivity. After a moving hug to his parent's he was surprised by how much his younger brother had grown, and exclaimed: "This kid is a giant, who is he?!" Kan News reported that Edan described being tied hand and foot inside a cage, deprived of daylight, and suffering from extreme hunger in a Hamas-controlled tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip. During his release, Alexander was visibly weakened, struggling to walk due to the toll of prolonged confinement. Lots of pics...
  • Edan Alexander's moving reunion with his family (Has been "tied hand & foot inside a cage, deprived of daylight, and suffering from extreme hunger")

    05/12/2025 4:58:32 PM PDT · by Freeleesy · 18 replies
    INN ^ | May 12, 2025
    Footage shows the moving moment released American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander reunited with his family in Israel... Edan described being tied hand and foot inside a cage, deprived of daylight, and suffering from extreme hunger in a Hamas-controlled tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip. During his release, Alexander was visibly weakened, struggling to walk due to the toll of prolonged confinement
  • Franklin Graham Urges Prayer Ahead of Trump’s Trip to Middle East

    05/12/2025 2:25:42 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 46 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 05/12/2025 | White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt previewed Trump’s four-day trip to the Middle East on F
    Christian evangelist Franklin Graham is urging Americans to pray for President Donald Trump ahead of the commander-in-chief’s trip to the Middle East. “Pray for President @realDonaldTrump as he travels to the Middle East for meetings,” Graham wrote on Monday morning. “There will be much pressure put on him relating to Israel, Gaza, and the Palestinians.” “Pray for God’s protection, and may God give him wisdom,” he added. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt previewed Trump’s four-day trip to the Middle East on Friday, telling reporters that Trump plans to “reemphasize his continued vision for a proud, prosperous, and successful Middle...
  • Inside the Qatari luxury jet on offer to President Donald Trump

    05/12/2025 1:04:04 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 41 replies
    Semafor ^ | May 11, 2025 | Staff
    The Scoop The detailed specifications of a Boeing 747 that appears to be the same plane offered by the Qatari government to President Donald Trump are available online, offering a glimpse inside the luxurious jet. The tail number of the plane, which ABC News first reported would be offered by Qatar to Trump, is visible in photographs of the aircraft during a stop at Palm Beach International Airport earlier this year. That number is a match for the Boeing serial number of a plane marketed by the company in 2020 in reporting at the time. Though the listing for...
  • Edan Alexander release: (bosses of "Palestinian") Qatar pressured Hamas to give Trump win.

    05/11/2025 3:52:24 PM PDT · by Freeleesy · 8 replies
    Jfeed ^ | May 11, 2025
    Israeli sources speaking to Maariv said that Qatar pressured the terrorist group hard to give Trump an achievement he could celebrate during his visit to the Middle East.Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump: I am happy to announce that Edan Alexander, an American citizen who has been held hostage since October 2023, is coming home to his family. I am grateful to all those involved in making this monumental news happen. This was a step taken in good faith towards the United States and the efforts of the mediators — Qatar and Egypt — to put an end to this very brutal...