Trump news at a glance: President shrugs off Qatar jet fury, announces $96bn Boeing deal
by Guardian staff from US news | The Guardian on (#6X9R2)
Trump's foreign policy approach in the Middle East is coming under scrutiny as he announces new deals on his Gulf tour. Key US politics stories from Wednesday 14 May at a glance
As Donald Trump brushed off fierce criticism over his plan to accept a $400m luxury jet from the Qatari government, the president announced a lucrative deal for Boeing to supply the Gulf nation with 210 planes.
Trump announced the $96bn contract -the largest-ever order of widebody Boeing planes - during a trip to Doha on Wednesday. The White House claims the aviation agreement will support 154,000 American jobs annually, though it was unclear how those figures were calculated.
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