DOHA, Qatar — President Trump received an eight-fighter jet escort as Air Force One arrived Wednesday in Qatar for the second stop on his three-nation tour of the Middle East.
The show of respect appeared to one-up the emirate’s neighboring frenemy Saudi Arabia, which provided a six fighter-jet escort Tuesday morning.
Journalists aboard Air Force One spotted four Qatari jets off the right side of the plane while White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt tweeted footage of four more to the left.
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