1/16 A long, but important thread. How a nation, that Donald Trump said was a state sponsor of terrorism, obtained an ironclad defense guarantee from the United States and an Air Force facility in Idaho. The simple answer is, they bought it. https://t.co/tEWvkP1k1K
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2/16 This rehabilitation of Qatar comes after a number of sweetheart deals that benefit Trump and his family. Specifically, a multibillion dollar golf course deal for the Trump organization, the gift of a $400 million plane to Trump, and a financial bailout for Jared Kushner.
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3/16 Just a few weeks prior to today, Trump provided and almost ironclad security guarantee to Qatar, committing the US military to come to Qatar's defense, treating an attack on on Qatar as if it were an attack on the US. https://t.co/L1K7iiCKel
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4/16 Trump made the commitment that "The United States shall regard any armed attack on the territory, sovereignty, or critical infrastructure of the State of Qatar as a threat to the peace and security of the United States," committing the US military to defend Qatar.
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5/16 This is a shocking turn of events, considering that during his first term, Trump unequivocally accused Qatar of being a state sponsor of terrorism. https://t.co/bSWwdQrmyz
During my recent trip to the Middle East I stated that there can no longer be funding of Radical Ideology. Leaders pointed to Qatar - look!
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6/16 Qatar acknowledges that it has maintained close ties with Iran, Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas. https://t.co/2CiEMBKD4q
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7/16 But the president's personal business, often seems to coincide with official White House policy. Trump had been siding with Saudi Arabia in a military blockade against Qatar in 2017, undercutting Sec of State Tillerson, who called on the Saudis to end the blockade.
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8/16 Specifically, Secretary Tillerson said the Saudi actions we're creating a humanitarian crisis and were, "hindering U.S. military actions in the region and the campaign against ISIS." https://t.co/VqSSSdU3JJ
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9/16 Within an hour of Tillerson making that statement, he was undercut by Trump, who said, "The nation of Qatar, unfortunately, has historically been a funder of terrorism at a very high level..." https://t.co/6YDTsS0wyA
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10/16 The Secretary of State was furious at the lack of coordination from the White House, convinced that of Trump’s statement had been written by U.A.E. ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba, a friend of Jared Kushner. https://t.co/id75oPhh35
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11/16 But, it appeared Qatar had a plan to rehabilitate their image with the Trump administration, and it was all about money. Just 6 months after Trump's accusation of Qatar being a "sponsor of terrorism" they began to financially engage with Trump and his family.
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12/16 In Nov 2017, The Kushners received $184 million loan, to refinance a Chicago property, from Apollo Global Management, a Qatari funded investment firm. https://t.co/BbhcXvdmkU
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13/16 The next Aug Kushner Companies were miraculously bailed out of a disastrous real estate investment with $1.1 billion supplied by a Canadian investment firm, whose second largest investor was the Qatari government. https://t.co/djRZ1T5neJ
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14/16 In May of 2025, Qatar makes a multi-billion dollar, golf resort, deal with The Trump Organisation, opening up a massive conflict of interest between Trump's personal business and foreign relations policies of the United States. https://t.co/zGUMmCSNZI
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15/16 And, finally, also in May of this year, Qatar "gifted" a tricked out 747 to Trump, to be used as Air Force one, but somehow this jet won't belong to the US government, and will become property of the Trump foundation after Trump leaves office. https://t.co/ZsvHj1Ipcq
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16/16 That's the story of how a nation, that Trump called a state sponsor of terrorism, now has an ironclad security guarantee from the US and an Air Force Base in Idaho.
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