Fox News star slams Donald Trump for 'political mistake' made on Middle East tour
Former President Donald Trump has been criticized for accepting a lavish $400 million private jet from the Qatari royal family as he continues his diplomatic tour in the Middle East
A Fox News anchor has openly criticized President Donald Trump amid widespread criticism following his recent endeavors.
Trump is under fire for his controversial decision to take a luxurious $400 million jet from the Qatari Royal family. Despite claims that it will serve as the next Air Force One and be featured in his presidential library, skeptics aren't buying it.
The 78-year-old president, who is engaging in a diplomatic journey through the Middle East with stops in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar, shrugged off ethical concerns about receiving such an opulent gift while in Doha, dismissing any potential conflicts of interest.
Faced with questions over the appropriateness of the jet as a gift, he said dismissively: "My attitude is, why wouldn't I accept a gift?" Nonetheless, the transaction has prompted a wave of controversy.
Even die-hard Trump loyalists are raising eyebrows since the Trump Organization has ongoing projects in Qatar, including a massive $5.5 billion golf resort. Detractors are airing their opinions, with some suggesting the extravagant aircraft may be seen as a quid pro quo or an attempt to curry favor, reports the Irish Star.
On "The Five" on Fox News, guest co-host Kennedy unleashed her critique, saying: "I don't think the plane is that great of an idea to accept because I think that if we are forcing Democrats and the Biden family, which was famous for decades [for] grift, if we are holding them to account, then I think it's a political mistake to be doing something that could be construed as the same thing,".
Her colleague on the panel, Greg Gutfeld, concurred: "You've got to act better than your predecessor."
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Kennedy added, "Yeah, and you have to be able to employ the political golden rule, which is, if it's wrong for them, it's wrong for us. And why distract from the phenomenal wins that have happened over the last 10 days?".
As Trump touts his journey as a triumph in diplomacy, skeptics are probing what the ex-president truly intends to accomplish in the region.
"There is no real foreign policy agenda or aim that has been laid out for this trip that I'm aware of," New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman commented on Tuesday. She further noted, "[I]n terms of the U.S. and its relationships with the region, they haven't really articulated a longer arc."
This week, Trump had his inaugural meeting with Syria's new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, and also engaged with leaders in Qatar. Despite the flurry of activities over the past few days, many have been sidetracked by the noticeable absence of his wife, Melania.
