Hillary Clinton isn’t convinced that Qatar’s lavish gift to President Donald Trump will actually be “free.” On Wednesday, Clinton took to X to weigh in on the heated debate surrounding Trump’s decision to accept a $400 million plane “free of charge” as a gift from the Qatari Defense Ministry to the Pentagon. “No one gives someone a $400 million dollar jet for free without expecting anything in return,” she wrote. “Be serious.” The gift has sparked bipartisan concern over ethics and security, which both Trump and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani have brushed off. In a Wednesday night interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier, Al Thani shut down “really unfair accusations” that the plane was Qatar’s way of buying influence in the Trump administration. “We are proud of this partnership and this relationship,” he said. “I don’t see any basis for this accusation, unless there are some people who are just trying to select who should be a friend of the U.S. and who should not.”
No one gives someone a $400 million dollar jet for free without expecting anything in return. Be serious.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) May 14, 2025
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