Rep. Brian Mast Reacts to DoD Accepting a $400 Million Plane from Qatar to Potentially Use as Air Force One

BALLASY Well the Department ░░░░░░░░ Defense accepted the plane ░░░░░░░░ Qatar Do you think ░░░░░░░░ was a good move ░░░░░░░░ do you respond to ░░░░░░░░ criticism that you know ░░░░░░░░ is a gift and ░░░░░░░░ shouldn t have been ░░░░░░░░ MAST I mean number ░░░░░░░░ again it goes to ░░░░░░░░ Department of the Defense ░░░░░░░░ specifically the Air Force ░░░░░░░░ is something that they ░░░░░░░░ shopping around with Boeing ░░░░░░░░ where can we get ░░░░░░░░ that can meet the ░░░░░░░░ of this Boeing specifically ░░░░░░░░ Qatar has one President ░░░░░░░░ to them and said ░░░░░░░░ give us a good ░░░░░░░░ So this basically came ░░░░░░░░ from this thing Well ░░░░░░░░ know what the United ░░░░░░░░ of America is our ░░░░░░░░ guarantee If not for ░░░░░░░░ United States of America ░░░░░░░░ get wrong like Kuwait ░░░░░░░░ Saddam Hussein So they ░░░░░░░░ looking at that saying ░░░░░░░░ we re happy to ░░░░░░░░ you BALLASY Do you ░░░░░░░░ they Qatar may want ░░░░░░░░ in return like in ░░░░░░░░ for doing this and ░░░░░░░░ it MAST They get ░░░░░░░░ in return right now ░░░░░░░░ well as Saudi Arabia ░░░░░░░░ United Arab Emirates and ░░░░░░░░ rest of the kingdoms ░░░░░░░░ there Again the fact ░░░░░░░░ they don t end ░░░░░░░░ like Kuwait with Saddam ░░░░░░░░ except this time with ░░░░░░░░ They are literally a ░░░░░░░░ second a couple minute ░░░░░░░░ jet ride away from ░░░░░░░░ And were it not ░░░░░░░░ us that s their ░░░░░░░░ in life So they ░░░░░░░░ t be more grateful ░░░░░░░░ s the truth That ░░░░░░░░ what they get That ░░░░░░░░ why these same countries ░░░░░░░░ want the largest U ░░░░░░░░ Military bases that they ░░░░░░░░ possibly get Can they ░░░░░░░░ for more tarmac Can ░░░░░░░░ pay for more builders ░░░░░░░░ re always asking to ░░░░░░░░ more Why Because without ░░░░░░░░ they get rolled.”