The president is set to meet the leaders of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE before traveling to Doha, Qatar, for the second leg of his trip.

President Donald Trump is set to meet with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, in a face-to-face with the onetime insurgent leader who spent years imprisoned by U.S. forces after being captured in Iraq.

The Constitution bars federal officials from accepting gifts from foreign states without the consent of Congress.

U.S. President Donald Trump was set to meet Syria's president in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday following a surprise announcement that the United States would lift all sanctions on the Islamist-led government despite lingering concerns about its leaders' former ties to Al Qaeda.

In May 2025, the nation of Qatar gave the Department of Defense a Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet to be remodeled into a new Air Force One.

Several top Republicans in Congress have expressed concerns about the 747 deal, including that the plane would be a security risk.

The president boasts the plane, which will be used as Air Force One until he leaves office, is a "gift, free of charge," but Democrats fear it is "bribery."

President Donald Trump thinks it would be “stupid” to turn down a free airplane from Qatar. However, some experts have already warned that the plane could end up costing billions to retrofit and maintain.

President Donald Trump is set to meet with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, going face-to-face with the onetime insurgent leader who spent years imprisoned by U.S. forces after being captured in Iraq.

President Donald Trump would plainly like America to be more like the Gulf states he’s touring on the first big foreign trip of his new term.