{"id":2435416,"date":"2025-05-16T07:51:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T11:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4d-chess-trump-breaks-investment-record-with-qatar-deal-maybe-that-new-air-force-one-was-part-of-the-plan\/"},"modified":"2025-05-16T07:52:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T11:52:40","slug":"4d-chess-trump-breaks-investment-record-with-qatar-deal-maybe-that-new-air-force-one-was-part-of-the-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4d-chess-trump-breaks-investment-record-with-qatar-deal-maybe-that-new-air-force-one-was-part-of-the-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"4D Chess: Trump Breaks Investment Record with Qatar Deal &#8211; Maybe That New Air Force One Was Part of the Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F4d-chess-trump-breaks-investment-record-with-qatar-deal-maybe-that-new-air-force-one-was-part-of-the-plan%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2435416&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a major deal orchestrated by former President Donald Trump, in which Qatar airways agreed to purchase 160 aircraft from Boeing for a total of $200 billion. This deal is part of a larger economic agreement valued at $1.2 trillion between the U.S. and Qatar, recently announced by the White House. <\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s negotiation skills are highlighted, comparing him to a chess master who anticipates moves in advance. The article notes how the media reacted to Trump&#8217;s acceptance of a jumbo jet from Qatar to temporarily replace the aging Air Force One, which they criticized as a sign of foreign influence, even labeling it a gift. Trump defended his stance, arguing that accepting a free aircraft was logical and a tactical move in diplomacy, while highlighting the reciprocal nature of such gestures in Middle Eastern culture. <\/p>\n<p>the piece claims that thru strategic negotiations, Trump managed to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >secure important economic benefits<\/a> for the U.S. while simultaneously challenging the media&#8217;s portrayal of his dealings with foreign governments.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump knows a thing or two about making a deal.<\/p>\n<p>Like a master chess player, Trump sees several moves ahead of everyone else and knows what to do to get there.<\/p>\n<p>Yet somehow, this fact comes as a shock to the leftist media every time they get played by the guy who literally wrote the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-karoline-leavitt-shames-media-members-clearly-missed-art-deal-trumps-tariff-reversal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">book<\/a> on negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2025\/may\/14\/qatar-airways-buy-160-jets-boeing-per-deal-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Times<\/a>, Trump closed a record-breaking deal for Boeing as Qatari Airways agreed to pay a cool $200 billion to purchase a fleet of 160 aircraft from the company.<\/p>\n<p>This was part of a larger $1.2 trillion &ldquo;economic exchange&rdquo; with Qatar that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/fact-sheets\/2025\/05\/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-secures-historic-1-2-trillion-economic-commitment-in-qatar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White House<\/a> announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\")); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>It coincidentally &mdash; or maybe not so coincidentally &mdash; comes on the heels of an announcement that the Qatari government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/qatar-nukes-american-medias-reporting-new-air-force-one-reveals-real-deal-great-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">offered<\/a> to furnish a jumbo jet for the president to use while he awaits a replacement for the aging Air Force One. (A plan for a new plane has been in the works since 2018.)<\/p>\n<p>News of the arrangement hit just ahead of Trump&rsquo;s Middle East visit, igniting a firestorm among the same leftist media that all but ignored the Bidens&rsquo; shady <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mtg-trolls-terrified-hunter-biden-shocking-clip-eve-joe-biden-influence-peddling-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wheeling and dealing<\/a> with foreign adversaries.<\/p>\n<p>The media called the plane Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;palace in the sky,&rdquo; while news outlets and pundits alike insinuated that it was a gift personally given to the president.<\/p>\n<p>They wrung their hands about the optics and called it &ldquo;bribery,&rdquo; like Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Nothing says &lsquo;America First&rsquo; like Air Force One, brought to you by Qatar. It&rsquo;s not just bribery, it&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/qatar-nukes-american-medias-reporting-on-new-air-force-one-reveals-real-deal-thats-great-for-america\/\" title=\"... Nukes ...&#039;s Reporting on New ... One, Reveals Real ... That&#039;s Great for America\">premium foreign influence<\/a> with extra legroom,&rdquo; the New York Democrat said via X on Sunday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nothing says &lsquo;America First&rsquo; like Air Force One, brought to you by Qatar. It&rsquo;s not just bribery, it&rsquo;s premium foreign influence with extra legroom. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oBqgHbikHf\">pic.twitter.com\/oBqgHbikHf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/1921634213838610605?\">May 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump explained the reason for accepting such a gift by pointing out the absurdity of turning it down.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So the fact that the Defense Department is getting a GIFT, FREE OF CHARGE, of a 747 aircraft to replace the 40 year old Air Force One, temporarily, in a very public and transparent transaction, so bothers the Crooked Democrats that they insist we pay, TOP DOLLAR, for the plane,&rdquo; Trump wrote on his .<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Anybody can do that! The Dems are World Class Losers!!! MAGA,&rdquo; Trump concluded.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So the fact that the Defense Department is getting a GIFT, FREE OF CHARGE, of a 747 aircraft to replace the 40 year old Air Force One, temporarily, in a very public and transparent transaction, so bothers the Crooked Democrats that they insist we pay, TOP DOLLAR, for the plane.&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From  (@TrumpDailyPosts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/1921734060923142301?\">May 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  But perhaps it was more than just the utility of the gift that swayed Trump to accept.<\/p>\n<p>In many Middle Eastern cultures, gift-giving is a sign of hospitality and respect. Accepting said gift shows appreciation and reciprocity.<\/p>\n<p>Although <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-hostage-biden-let-rot-middle-east-coming-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">negotiations<\/a> between influential leaders is serious business, these interactions are handled in diplomacy just as they are in interpersonal relationships.<\/p>\n<p>The parties involved must have mutual understanding and find common ground in a negotiation before they make a deal pleasing to both sides.<\/p>\n<p>Trump knows this and likely used it to his advantage, just as he&rsquo;s likely done in all of his years in business.<\/p>\n<p>It seems like no coincidence that Trump accepted the use of the aircraft just before Qatar agreed to purchase several more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/737-lost-door-ticking-time-bomb-moment-left-boeing-factory-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American-built<\/a> planes.<\/p>\n<p>Trump managed to forge ties with key nations, secured a historic deal for Boeing, and negotiated other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saudi-arabia-proposes-ceasefire-with-houthi-rebels\/\" title=\"Saudi Arabia proposes ceasefire with Houthi rebels\">economic incentives<\/a> for the U.S. &mdash; all while making the American media look foolish and paranoid.<\/p>\n<p>And that&rsquo;s checkmate.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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This ability seems to surprise the leftist media each time they are outmaneuvered by someone who has authored a book on negotiations. Recently, the Washington Times reported that Trump secured an unprecedented $200 billion deal with Qatari Airways for 160 Boeing aircraft, part of a broader $1.2 trillion economic agreement with Qatar announced by the White House. Coincidentally or not, this follows Qatar&#8217;s offer of a jumbo jet for Trump&#8217;s use while waiting for a new Air Force One replacement-a plan in progress since 2018-just before his Middle East visit. The media criticized this arrangement as &#8220;bribery,&#8221; with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer commenting on its implications for American interests. Trump defended accepting the gift by highlighting its practicality and questioned why Democrats would prefer paying full price instead of receiving it free of charge. He also noted that in many Middle Eastern cultures, accepting gifts signifies respect and hospitality, which plays into diplomatic negotiations where mutual understanding is essential. Ultimately, Trump&#8217;s acceptance of the aircraft coincided with securing significant deals for Boeing and strengthening ties with key nations while leaving American media looking foolish-an impressive strategic move on his part<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2435417,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Trump-Qatar.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[55369,55370,55371,3634],"class_list":["post-2435416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-4d-chess","tag-investment-record","tag-qatar-deal","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Trump-Qatar.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2435416"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435416\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2435420,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435416\/revisions\/2435420"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2435417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2435416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2435416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2435416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}