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ByKevin Shalvey, Meredith Deliso, Sarah Beth Hensley, and Ivan Pereira

Last Updated: May 14, 2025, 4:00 PM +06

President Donald Trump landed in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to begin an official visit to the Middle East, a major international trip during which he and his diplomats will continue pushing for peace between Russia and Ukraine and in the Gaza Strip. The trip is also significant for his business ties to the region.

Meanwhile, fallout continues over Trump's insistence on accepting an about $400 million luxury plane from Qatar, which he said would replace Air Force One.

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Here's how the news is developing.

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DNC to fly sky banner saying 'Qatar-a-Lago' over Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate

The Democratic National Committee plans to fly a plane pulling a sky banner that says "Qatar-a-Lago" over Mar-a-Lago -- Trump's estate in Palm Beach, Florida -- on Wednesday, ABC News has learned exclusively.

It's flying a plane to protest a plane – specifically to protest the Trump administration's plans to accept a jet from Qatar as well as the Trump family's business deals in the Gulf, amid Trump's high-profile visit to Qatar on Wednesday.

The Trump administration is preparing to accept a super luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from the royal family of Qatar, ABC News reported on Sunday. In a social media post Sunday night, Trump confirmed his administration was preparing to accept the aircraft, calling it a "very public and transparent transaction" with the Defense Department. Separately, Trump will arrive in Qatar just two weeks after his son Eric Trump inked a deal to develop a $5.5 billion golf club north of Doha.

An aerial view shows former U.S. President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home after Trump said that FBI agents searched it, in Palm Beach, Fla. Aug. 15, 2022.

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"Donald Trump is using the presidency to personally enrich himself while he bankrupts working families. His corruption is a slap in the face to the millions of Americans who are struggling to get by and put food on the table," DNC Chair Ken Martin said in a statement.

"Today, the DNC is highlighting what foreign autocracies around the world already know: Trump has no loyalty to the American people, national security, or the Constitution -- his only allegiance is to his bank account and his billionaire buddies," Martin continued. "Whether it's billionaires at home or governments abroad, Trump won't hesitate to sell out America's working families to the highest bidder."

Trump on Monday defended the administration's plans to accept the jet, calling it a "great gesture" and saying he doesn't plan to use the plane after he leaves office; the White House has said the plane will be accepted in compliance with the law. Trump and the White House have also repeatedly and forcefully denied that his private business interests amount to a conflict of interest.