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DOHA, Qatar — President Trump announced Wednesday that the Qatari government had committed to the “largest order of jets in the history of Boeing” — touting the transaction despite trashing the American company earlier this week for its slowness in delivering a new Air Force One.
Trump said the oil and gas-rich monarchy, which has offered to provide the US president with a luxury “palace on wings,” committed to make more than $200 billion in investments in US companies — including spending $160 billion on the planes.
Trump shakes hands with Kelly Ortberg, CEO of Boeing, during a signing ceremony at the Amiri Diwan, the official workplace of the emir, on May 14, 2025, in Doha, Qatar. Getty Images“We’re going to see some of it in action tomorrow…. it’s going to be an air fair,” Trump said during a meeting with the country’s leaders shortly after he arrived in the ultramodern capital on the shores of the Persian Gulf.
Trump hailed what he called a “very special relationship” with Qatar, even likening one royal to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, calling both men “tall handsome guys.”
Qatar has offered to give Trump a luxuriously upgraded Boeing 747-8 worth an estimated $400 million, drawing bipartisan pushback.
That jet, currently parked in the US, won’t be presented during the visit, the White House says.
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