Aug 12, 2026 · 1 min · 3 segments
Think the Qatari jet story is just old news? Look closer. When high-stakes national security meets political damage control, the context you don't see is usually what matters most. In this…
Michael SteeleHost
He didn't reveal anything more than what we already knew about the Qatari jet.
You just don't roll it off the line and put the president on it and fly it anywhere in the world.
There are both internal and external security measures that could not have been done or completed in the timeframe for the delivery of the jet when it was delivered.
This administration, in its typical ticklehead fashion, has to find something or someone to blame because God knows it can't be Donald Trump who pushed everybody to get this plane up in the air because I got a new toy and I want to use it.
He didn't reveal anything more than what we already knew about the Qatari jet.
You just don't roll it off the line and put the president on it and fly it anywhere in the world.
There are both internal and external security measures that could not have been done or completed in the timeframe for the delivery of the jet when it was delivered.
This administration, in its typical ticklehead fashion, has to find something or someone to blame because God knows it can't be Donald Trump who pushed everybody to get this plane up in the air because I got a new toy and I want to use it.
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