Trump's big beautiful Boeing from Qatar, and a trade war thaw

特朗普从卡塔尔带来的那架大型美轮美奂的波音飞机,以及贸易战回暖迹象

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2025-05-16

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There are plenty of ethical and security questions surrounding the Trump administration’s plan to accept a gift of an airplane from Qatar.  Senior political reporter Aaron Blake talks with White House reporters Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Natalie Allison about the proposal, and what it says about Trump’s evolving foreign policy in the Middle East. Also, how the temporary trade deal between the U.S. and China came together. Today’s show was produced by Laura Benshoff with help from Reena Flores. It was edited by Lucy Perkins and mixed by Sam Bair.   Subscribe to The Washington Post here.
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  • So, Cleve, I hear that you have some thoughts on traveling on Air Force One.

  • Yeah, I have a lot of thoughts.

  • What you should understand is that complaining about Air Force One doesn't get you any brownie points anywhere.

  • Nobody wants to hear this.

  • Yeah, it's like, oh, you're on the president's plane and you're uncomfortable?

  • Yeah.

  • Oh, man, woe is me.

  • But, you know, the people out listening can't see me,

  • but I am six foot three and not a small person.

  • And when I'm looking at that Trump kind of wanting this newfangled whatever plane, I'm just like.

  • Where would my seat be?

  • Yeah, does it lie flat?

  • Cleve is in favor of the $400 million gift from the Qatari government.

  • It sounds like that's what I'm hearing.

  • I think he's in favor of checking it out.

  • There's a monuments clause for a reporter.

  • I'll go to whatever plush seat they put me in.

  • I hope there's a hot tub.

  • That's the one hope.

  • I don't know if I want to be in a hot tub with a bunch of journalists, honestly.