Qatar's prime minister has sensationally claimed his nation does not need to 'buy influence' in the United States amid mounting backlash about a $400million luxury jet offered to President Donald Trump.
Legions of Trump's own supporters, including high-profile MAGA personalities and Republicans, have led criticism against a proposed deal which would gift the president a plane to convert into his new Air Force One.
Ownership of the 'palace in the sky' would transfer to Trump's presidential library at the end of his term if the deal goes ahead as intended.
Speaking to CNN, Qatari prime minister Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani described the offer as 'a very simple government-to-government dealing.
'Why would we buy an influence in the United States?' he asked.
