{"id":2519489,"date":"2025-12-10T03:44:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T08:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/forum-attended-by-conservative-elites-is-backed-by-anti-american-groups\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T03:47:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T08:47:42","slug":"forum-attended-by-conservative-elites-is-backed-by-anti-american-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/forum-attended-by-conservative-elites-is-backed-by-anti-american-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Forum attended by conservative elites is backed by anti-American groups"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fforum-attended-by-conservative-elites-is-backed-by-anti-american-groups%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=2519489&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 reports that numerous prominent U.S. political figures, including Hillary Clinton, Donald trump Jr.,Bill Gates,and Tucker Carlson,recently attended the Doha Forum in Qatar. While the forum aims to discuss critical global issues like geopolitics and artificial intelligence,its partnerships and content have raised concerns due to links with anti-American groups and state-backed media outlets from Qatar,Turkey,and China. Notably, the Chinese academy of Social Sciences (CASS), a Chinese Communist Party-controlled think tank involved with China&#8217;s Belt and Road initiative, was a forum partner. Panels at the event ofen featured speakers promoting a multipolar world favoring China, while downplaying or ignoring negative aspects of China&#8217;s economy.<\/p>\n<p>Even though many attendees align with conservative and &#8220;America First&#8221; ideologies, the event also amplified anti-American narratives without significant pro-American counterpoints. Qatari state media, especially Al Jazeera, criticized U.S. policies and societal issues, frequently producing content portraying America negatively. The article emphasizes that Qatar, while maintaining ties with the U.S., has strengthened its relationship with China, a key advocate for a multipolar world order. The Doha Forum&#8217;s association with anti-American rhetoric and Islamist-linked groups has drawn longstanding criticism, suggesting that the presence of high-profile U.S. figures may <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gallagher-tells-pope-francis-to-be-not-afraid-of-chinese-communist-party\/\" title=\"Gallagher urges Pope Francis to fearlessly face the ....\">inadvertently lend legitimacy<\/a> to such perspectives.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Top US political figures lend legitimacy to Qatari forum allied with array of anti-American groups<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2139616\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Jr., Bill Gates, Tucker Carlson, and a host of other U.S. political figures have all descended on the Qatari capital of Doha in recent days to discuss an array of current events. In doing so, they perhaps unwittingly lent considerable legitimacy to an event with open ties to anti-American organizations.<\/p>\n<p>Doha Forum, the event in question, invited dignitaries from across the world between Dec. 6 and Dec. 8 to discuss topics ranging from geopolitics to artificial intelligence. To host the conference, Doha Forum relied on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/dohaforum.org\/partners\">partnerships <\/a>with a wide variety of organizations. Included among these partners were state-backed Turkish and Qatari media outlets that produce consistent flows of anti-American content, as well as entities with strong links to the Chinese government, which seek to assist the United States&rsquo;s primary adversary in accomplishing its aims.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3912061\/aclu-sues-doj-immediate-release-legal-opinion-venezuelan-drug-boat-strikes\/\">ACLU sues DOJ for &lsquo;immediate&rsquo; release of legal opinion on alleged drug boat strikes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3908636\/chinese-vape-imports-surge-despite-trump-administrations-crackdown-data\/\">Chinese vape imports surge despite Trump administration&rsquo;s crackdown, data suggests<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3910807\/new-dark-money-network-could-exploit-campaign-finance-loophole\/\">New dark money network could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-dark-money-network-could-exploit-campaign-finance-loophole\/\" title=\"New dark money network could exploit campaign finance loophole\">exploit campaign finance loophole banning federal contractors<\/a> from spending on politics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, one such Doha Forum partner, is a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cigionline.org\/static\/documents\/documents\/Paper%20No.142.pdf\">state-run think tank<\/a> based in Beijing. Far from being an ordinary think tank, Chinese President Xi Jinping has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/china\/2024\/09\/26\/xi-jinping-wants-to-stifle-thinking-at-a-top-chinese-think-tank\">embarked on a campaign<\/a> to enforce ideological uniformity at CASS by encouraging its staff to report one another for disloyalty to the Chinese Communist Party and replacing its leadership with loyalists. Gao Xiang, the head of the academy appointed by Xi, has demanded &ldquo;ironclad loyalty&rdquo; to the Chinese president.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>CASS is part of a consortium of think tanks that works to promote China&rsquo;s Belt and Road initiative &mdash; a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >global infrastructure development program critics<\/a> have accused the CCP of using to influence developing nations &mdash; and regularly assists Chinese officials in diplomatic efforts. The think tank plays a crucial role in helping the U.S.&rsquo;s top adversary formulate its policy, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/jan\/16\/what-the-isolationist-qing-dynasty-tells-us-about-xi-jinpings-china\">according to<\/a> the <em>Guardian<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the Doha Forum&rsquo;s partnerships with anti-American forces such as CASS, many of its <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/dohaforum.org\/speakers?page=1\">high-profile attendees<\/a> are aligned with the &ldquo;America First&rdquo; movement. Beyond Carlson and Trump Jr., top MAGA consultant Alex Bruesewitz, conservative media mogul Neil Patel, and Trump-aligned businessman Omeed Malik also spoke at the event. <em>Jewish Insider <\/em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/jewishinsider.com\/2025\/12\/qatar-u-s-politicians-influencers-media-muslim-brotherhood\/\">reported<\/a> that &ldquo;several Trump administration officials&rdquo; attended the event.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Thomas Perriello, special envoy to Sudan, U.S. State Department, takes part in a panel discussion during the Doha Forum 2024 at Sheraton Grand Doha Resort &amp; Convention Hotel ahead of the 22nd edition of the Doha Forum in Doha, Qatar, Dec. 7, 2024. (Photo by Noushad Thekkayil\/NurPhoto via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The presence of well-known and respected conservatives at the Doha Forum may lead some on the Right to place trust in the event, especially given Carlson&rsquo;s recent praise of Qatar. At times, however, the discussions held at the forum amplified anti-American opinions without platforming a pro-American voice to push back.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">One such&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ccgupdate.org\/p\/transcript-of-ccg-session-at-doha\">session<\/a>, titled &ldquo;US&ndash;China Relations: Navigating the Risks and Opportunities of a Changing Global Order,&rdquo; featured four panelists: government officials from Pakistan, Iran, and Serbia, as well as an Emirati policy researcher. The session<\/span> was moderated by former Chinese State Councilor Wang Huiyao.<\/p>\n<p>Officials from Iran and Pakistan both argued, while taking moral jabs at the U.S., that the U.S.&rsquo;s power is in decline and is making way for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-and-saudi-arabia-invited-to-join-anti-western-brics-coalition\/\" title=\"Iran and Saudi Arabia asked to join BRICS anti...Western coalition.\">multipolar global order<\/a>, where China is of greater importance. The Serbian, meanwhile, argued against hawkish Western policies toward China, given its economic power, and the Emirati, along similar lines, expressed China&rsquo;s economic might as a reason to avoid adopting a &ldquo;Cold War&rdquo; approach to the country.<\/p>\n<p>None of the panelists mentioned China&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/asia\/chinas-economic-growth-slows-48-hit-tariffs-slack-demand-rcna238590\">slowing economic growth<\/a> or <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/china-struggling-reverse-birth-rate-crisis-11146730\">abysmal birthrates<\/a> in their opening remarks.<\/p>\n<p>The Center for China and Globalization, which partnered with Doha Forum to hold the panel, is led by Wang, who, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aspi.org.au\/report\/party-speaks-you\/\">according <\/a>to the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, was an adviser to the United Front Work Department &mdash; a global network of CCP loyalists who work to exert influence and acquire sensitive knowledge on behalf of the party. The <em>Economist <\/em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/special-report\/2022\/10\/10\/why-america-and-europe-fret-about-china-turning-inwards\">described <\/a>Wang, whose organization also <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/en.ccg.org.cn\/ccgresearch?cat=CCG%20Belt%20and%20Road%20Institute\">promotes <\/a>the Belt and Road initiative, as &ldquo;something of a go-between for technocratic government ministries, Chinese entrepreneurs, and foreign embassies in Beijing.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Doha Forum was sponsored by the Qatari government. Although the Gulf state has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/qatar-does-not-see-its-relationship-with-china-damaging-us-pm-2023-08-25\/\">attempted <\/a>to maintain cordial relations with Washington, it has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gulf-times.com\/article\/697584\/qatar\/qatar-china-relations-growing-stronger-envoy\">strengthened <\/a>its <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.cn\/eng\/zy\/jj\/2022\/xjpcxfh\/202212\/t20221210_10988599.html\">diplomatic <\/a>and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/carnegieendowment.org\/posts\/2022\/12\/whats-at-stake-in-the-massive-china-qatar-gas-deal?lang=en\">economic <\/a>ties to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caixinglobal.com\/2024-06-29\/qatar-seeks-closer-ties-with-china-to-drive-economic-transition-102211070.html\">China <\/a>in recent years, and China is, for obvious reasons, a major proponent of a multipolar global order.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump greets Qatar Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani during a summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci, Pool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Qatar&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ken-blackwell-zelenskys-use-of-social-media-is-tipping-the-scales-towards-democracy\/\" title=\"Ken Blackwell: Zelensky\u2019s Use of Social Media Is Tipping the Scales Towards Democracy\">state-funded media<\/a>, which also partnered with Doha Forum to put on the recent conference, pushes similar anti-American rhetoric as was present at the CCG panel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Al Jazeera<\/em>, Qatar&rsquo;s flagship international media conglomerate, has been charged by many with acting as a mouthpiece for the country&rsquo;s government while promoting anti-American and anti-Western content.&nbsp;Videos and articles produced by <em>Al Jazeera<\/em> have, among other lines of critique, accused the U.S. of racism and railed against its foreign policy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[[<em>Al Jazeera<\/em>]frequently highlights injustices in American society pertaining to women&rsquo;s rights, issues facing the Black community, and discrimination against LGBTQ+ people,&rdquo; said a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/zachorlegal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AJ-Report-2023-WEB-VERSION.pdf\">2023 report<\/a> produced by the Zachor Legal Institute. &ldquo;[[<em>Al Jazeera<\/em>&rsquo;s]coverage portrays American society as divided and often contributes itself to widening those divisions, creating a fertile ground for harming the legitimacy of the American government and its institutions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Zachor Legal Institute&rsquo;s report found that, during one week in 2023, 32% of the content produced by <em>Al Jazeera<\/em>&rsquo;s primary English-language social media account was anti-American and an additional 25% was broadly anti-Western.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Contrary to independent journalists and news organizations, critics have accused state-backed media operations, such as&nbsp;<em>Al Jazeera<\/em>,&nbsp;of covering stories not out of genuine interest but rather to advance the interests of their sovereign patrons.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>TRT News<\/em> and <em>Anadolu Ajans&#305;<\/em>, two Turkish state media outlets that have criticized the U.S. along similar lines as <em>Al Jazeera<\/em>, were also listed by the Doha Forum as partners.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3334519\/elite-us-universities-partner-qatari-government-anti-american-media\/\">Doha Debates<\/a>, similar to the Turkish and Qatari media operations, has pushed content to millions of viewers, arguing that the U.S.&rsquo;s global power is diminished, saying Western nations are racist, criticizing Israel, and pressuring the developed world to accept more refugees. Doha Debates and its parent organization, the Qatar Foundation, are both listed among the Doha Forum&rsquo;s partners.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3334519\/elite-us-universities-partner-qatari-government-anti-american-media\/\"><strong>ELITE US UNIVERSITIES PARTNER WITH ARM OF QATARI GOVERNMENT PUSHING ANTI-AMERICAN MEDIA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Doha Forum, an annual event, has long drawn criticism.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Doha Forum was the logical next step in an international effort by Islamists to distract from their violence and advance their interests using the accompanying legitimacy of Western statesmanship; benefiting not just the radical Qatari hosts, the Iranian regime or the murderous Taliban, but even their Islamist proxies in the West,&rdquo; Dexter Van Zile, a research fellow at the Middle East Forum, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.meforum.org\/islamist-americans-rub-shoulders-with-western-elites-in-doha\">wrote <\/a>in 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top US figures legitimize Qatari forum tied to anti-US groups<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":894,"featured_media":2519490,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP25035638635545.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[68553,68552,50410,8997,37194],"class_list":["post-2519489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-anti-american-groups","tag-conservative-elites","tag-controversy-2","tag-forum","tag-political-influence"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP25035638635545.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519489","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\/894"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2519489"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519489\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2519493,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519489\/revisions\/2519493"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2519490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2519489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2519489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2519489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}