President Donald Trump arrived in Qatar on Wednesday, his second stop on a three-day tour of the Middle East.
Axar.az reports, citing CNN, Trump touched down at Hamad International Airport in Doha around 2 p.m. local time. A handful of F-15 fighter jets escorted Air Force One.
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani greeted the US president atop a red carpet. And Trump’s motorcade was escorted through the streets of Doha by a cavalry of red Tesla Cybertrucks, a nod to the president’s senior adviser, Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
“We appreciate those camels — I haven’t seen camels like that in a long time,” Trump remarked.
The emir and the president observed a performance of both countries’ national anthems at a formal arrival ceremony.
Seated in plush, gilded chairs at a tea ceremony, the emir lavished praise on his guest, saying he was “extremely honored” and “very happy” to have the president visit, noting that Trump is “the first American president to officially to visit Qatar.”