Early exposer of Qatari influence, calls Trump taking plane gift ‘an insult to democracy’
Charles Small: It’s very problematic that Qatar is able to buy influence now in the White House, in the Senate, in Congress, in our most sacred institutions.
The motorcade of US President Donald Trump is parked next to a 12-year old Qatari-owned Boeing 747-8 that Trump was touring in West Palm Beach, Florida, February 15, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/KEVIN LAMARQUE/FILE PHOTO)ByASAF ELIA-SHALEV/JTA