Laura Loomer, who’s long worn her loyalty to Trump like body armor, just took it off and laid it at his feet—at least when it comes to that shiny $400 million jet from Qatar. She didn’t mince words. Loomer lit up social media like a flare over a battlefield, calling the deal a disgrace, a stain, and a flat-out betrayal of everything the MAGA movement is supposed to stand for. “I’m someone who would take a bullet for Trump,” she said, “but I’m extremely disheartened.” That’s not casual criticism. That’s a gut punch from one of his own.
Her biggest gripe? Qatar’s well-documented ties to terrorist outfits like Hamas and Hezbollah—the same ones, she points out, that have American blood on their hands. She called the Qataris “jihadists in suits,” and warned that this supposed gift isn’t just ethically messy, it’s a national security hazard. To Loomer, this is more than a gilded aircraft—it’s a diplomatic landmine.
She’s also connecting the dots that the administration would rather we ignore. How can Trump continue pushing to label the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization while cozying up to the same country that bankrolls them? “How are we supposed to ever see the US under the Trump administration designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization,” she asked, “if the US is now going to accept a $400 million jet from Qatar to fly the US President and his staff around on?”
Loomer made it crystal clear: Qatar is not our friend. Even if this deal saves taxpayers some dough, she believes it’ll cost us far more in foreign policy leverage and moral credibility. And coming from a hardliner like Loomer, that warning carries weight. She didn’t attack Trump out of spite or political ambition—she did it out of principle. She wanted to believe he was above this kind of backdoor dealmaking. But now, she’s sounding the alarm, and it’s not a quiet one. If this gift goes through, Loomer sees it not as a win, but as a liability—one that might just hijack Trump’s second term before it even takes off.
Fox News commentator Mark Levin did more than just raise an eyebrow over Trump accepting that Qatari jet— in stereotypical Levin fashion, he raised hell. The firebrand conservative talker, a regular on high-profile media outlets and a longtime voice in the MAGA movement, flat-out called Qatar a “terror state.” No diplomatic tiptoeing, no soft landings. For Levin, this is about one golden airplane—it’s about a long, dangerous pattern of foreign influence. He’s got a bone to pick with how Qatar has spent years throwing money around American institutions, from college campuses to media circles, while pushing what he calls “anti-American Jew-hateing propaganda.”
Levin’s message was blunt: Qatar isn’t trying to make friends; it’s trying to buy silence. “Their acquisitions in our country do not provide them with the cover they seek,” he warned. The fancy jet, in his view, is just another attempt to launder their image through high-profile political connections. And he doesn’t want to see the U.S.—especially a Trump-led administration—fall for it.
His comments echo the louder concerns from within the MAGA base: this isn’t just a bad look, it’s a threat. Taking a $400 million ride from a regime with ties to terror groups doesn’t scream “America First”—it screams compromise. Levin, like others, sees this jet not as a gift but a golden leash, and he’s urging Trump to cut the line before it wraps around the neck of his presidency.
We should sever ties with Qatar—not take gifts, especially one which can be used to track and locate our President. Qatar enables many of the world’s most dangerous terrorist groups and mocks our naivety while doing so.
— Sarah Adams (@TPASarah) May 11, 2025
Constitutional Quagmire
The acceptance of the Qatari jet has raised serious constitutional questions, particularly concerning the Emoluments Clause, which prohibits federal officials from accepting gifts from foreign states without the consent of Congress. Ethics experts warn that this move could set a dangerous precedent and open the door to foreign influence.
While the Trump administration contends that the jet will be used by the Department of Defense and later donated to Trump’s presidential library, critics argue that the optics and potential conflicts of interest cannot be ignored.
A Rift in the MAGA Coalition
The backlash from MAGA media figures highlights a growing rift within the movement. While Trump has maintained a strong grip on his base, decisions like the acceptance of the Qatari jet reveal underlying tensions between the pursuit of populist ideals and the realities of international diplomacy and personal interests.
As the controversy unfolds, it remains to be seen how this will impact Trump’s standing with his supporters and whether the MAGA movement can reconcile these internal conflicts.
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