Scott Jennings: ‘It’s Not Like We‘re Not Already in Bed with the People in Qatar’

HUNT Scott Jennings big ░░░░░░░░ here As this jet ░░░░░░░░ is playing out he ░░░░░░░░ also meeting with a ░░░░░░░░ that had a U ░░░░░░░░ bounty on his head ░░░░░░░░ s opening the door ░░░░░░░░ Iran long of course ░░░░░░░░ by especially conservative Republicans ░░░░░░░░ else There are several ░░░░░░░░ things that we ticked ░░░░░░░░ that the president is ░░░░░░░░ that if you had ░░░░░░░░ told me you know ░░░░░░░░ pre Trump era and ░░░░░░░░ feel like a broken ░░░░░░░░ saying this but I ░░░░░░░░ have told you you ░░░░░░░░ crazy Like what planet ░░░░░░░░ you living on How ░░░░░░░░ you feel about the ░░░░░░░░ that the president is ░░░░░░░░ the leaders in the ░░░░░░░░ East in this way ░░░░░░░░ the changing posture he ░░░░░░░░ toward people that have ░░░░░░░░ quite frankly sworn enemies ░░░░░░░░ Yeah He has thrown ░░░░░░░░ lot of the old ░░░░░░░░ out the window because ░░░░░░░░ think he just doesn ░░░░░░░░ feel hemmed in by ░░░░░░░░ politicians of the past ░░░░░░░░ mean we did not ░░░░░░░░ a president here who ░░░░░░░░ from the normal political ░░░░░░░░ He doesn t feel ░░░░░░░░ he has to abide ░░░░░░░░ the old rules And ░░░░░░░░ I think is dealing ░░░░░░░░ realism He would say ░░░░░░░░ m dealing with the ░░░░░░░░ that I have to ░░░░░░░░ with You may not ░░░░░░░░ it but these are ░░░░░░░░ people I have to ░░░░░░░░ with On Qatar now ░░░░░░░░ have 26 billion in ░░░░░░░░ foreign military sales with ░░░░░░░░ people they re the ░░░░░░░░ largest foreign military sales ░░░░░░░░ that we have They ░░░░░░░░ spent 8 billion over ░░░░░░░░ last several years on ░░░░░░░░ huge military base that ░░░░░░░░ have there So it ░░░░░░░░ not like we re ░░░░░░░░ already in bed with ░░░░░░░░ people in Qatar like ░░░░░░░░ or not And I ░░░░░░░░ not here to defend ░░░░░░░░ of the things they ░░░░░░░░ done But we already ░░░░░░░░ partnerships with these people ░░░░░░░░ so the idea that ░░░░░░░░ president is not going ░░░░░░░░ deal with them or ░░░░░░░░ with other players in ░░░░░░░░ region when we are ░░░░░░░░ so entangled I think ░░░░░░░░ not realistic And look ░░░░░░░░ man was put on ░░░░░░░░ to make deals He ░░░░░░░░ a dealmaker I think ░░░░░░░░ trip to the Middle ░░░░░░░░ he s already showing ░░░░░░░░ is what he was ░░░░░░░░ here to do and ░░░░░░░░ s doing it HUNT ░░░░░░░░ Loomer called the Qataris ░░░░░░░░ in suits Is she ░░░░░░░░ or right JENNINGS They ░░░░░░░░ engaged in activities that ░░░░░░░░ absolutely against American interests ░░░░░░░░ s no question They ░░░░░░░░ also engaged in activities ░░░░░░░░ as investing 8 billion ░░░░░░░░ our military base and ░░░░░░░░ in these foreign military ░░░░░░░░ that are in our ░░░░░░░░ It is a mixed ░░░░░░░░ with these people but ░░░░░░░░ s no question they ░░░░░░░░ engaged in anti American ░░░░░░░░ terrorism activities HUNT Would ░░░░░░░░ talk on the phone ░░░░░░░░ say something private on ░░░░░░░░ Qatari jet and believe ░░░░░░░░ no one was going ░░░░░░░░ find out JENNINGS Well ░░░░░░░░ don t know whether ░░░░░░░░ is going to happen ░░░░░░░░ not I do find ░░░░░░░░ I mean I guess ░░░░░░░░ ll have to take ░░░░░░░░ apart and put it ░░░░░░░░ together And if Boeing ░░░░░░░░ t deliver the two ░░░░░░░░ we already ordered how ░░░░░░░░ they going to take ░░░░░░░░ apart put it back ░░░░░░░░ in a way that ░░░░░░░░ can use it in ░░░░░░░░ timely fashion And by ░░░░░░░░ way having been on ░░░░░░░░ Force One recently I ░░░░░░░░ tell you it is ░░░░░░░░ old jet And the ░░░░░░░░ s not wrong It ░░░░░░░░ be good if the ░░░░░░░░ who we hired to ░░░░░░░░ the new Air Force ░░░░░░░░ could actually deliver on ░░░░░░░░ products that we re ░░░░░░░░ for HUNT Yeah it ░░░░░░░░ like they re delivering ░░░░░░░░ of planes to our ░░░░░░░░ Eastern allies.”