Washington, May 19, 2025 (AFP) - Top US Democrat seeks to block Trump using Qatari jet

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2025-05-19

The leader of the Democratic minority in the US Senate introduced legislation Monday that would block President Donald Trump from using a luxury plane offered by Qatar as the official Air Force One. Chuck Schumer's Presidential Airlift Security Act would prohibit the Pentagon from using taxpayer funds to retrofit any plane previously owned by a foreign government for use as the presidential plane. The bill marked the latest in a series of protest......

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