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.

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.

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.

Donald Trump is preparing to “say hello” to the Syrian president and attend a summit of Gulf leaders in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, after making a surprise announcement that the U.S. would lift all sanctions on Syria.

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 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.