U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to accept a $400 million airplane from Qatar raises a raft of questions about the scope of laws that relate to gifts from foreign governments and are intended to thwart corruption and improper influence,

Boeing has secured a deal with Qatar for up to 210 jets in what the White House is calling the aircraft makers’s “largest-ever” widebody order worth $96 billion dollars.

President Donald Trump is set to visit a U.S. installation at the center of American involvement in the Middle East as he uses his four-day visit to Gulf states to reject the “interventionism” of America’s past in the region.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Qatar will invest $10 billion in the coming years in the Al Udeid Air Base southwest of Doha, the largest U.S. military facility in the Middle East. (Reporting by Nayera Abdallah and Andrew Mills;

The president has said that his administration is looking to develop a new fighter that will be a "substantial upgrade" from current models.

President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday a $200 billion deal between Qatar Airways and Boeing, a lifeline for the beleaguered American aerospace giant and a powerful symbol of the diplomatic maneuvering defining his presidency.

Qatar signed agreements to cooperate with the U.S. as well as purchase Boeing aircraft and MQ-9 drones during President Donald Trump's visit to Doha on Wednesday.

Trump has publicly expressed frustration with Boeing's yearslong delay in delivering two modified 747s for presidential use. The president has argued that by accepting Qatar's offer, he can bypass delays and save U.S. taxpayers money. Critics, however, fear that the acceptance would be unethical and even unconstitutional.

The New York Times reported this week that an obscure Chinese company announced investment in a meme coin that benefits Trump. Trump has offered invitations to a special appearance at his Virginia golf club and a White House tour to people that invest the most, drawing the attention of foreign investors.