For days, President Donald Trump repeatedly floated the possibility of scrapping his Middle East travel schedule — one his team meticulously crafted for weeks — and adding a stop to personally mediate Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Turkey.

The Qatari government used Trump to pawn off a hunking chunk of metal that they had been trying to get rid of for five years, according to reporting from Forbes.

Watch live as Donald Trump speaks from a Qatarii air base after skipping the Ukraine Russia peace talks in Turkey on Thursday (15 May). The Qatari air base was used as a major staging ground during the U.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly floated the possibility of scrapping his Middle East travel schedule and adding a stop to personally mediate Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Turkey.

June 15, 2024: Representatives of 92 nations meet in Nidwalden, Switzerland, to discuss Ukraine’s peace plan. Despite the growing number of delegates, a consensus remains elusive. The summit’s final statement is backed by most – although not all – participants.

Follow for live updates as Trump continues his Middle East trip in Saudi Arabia and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies on Capitol Hill.

Meanwhile, fallout continues over Trump's insistence on accepting a $400 million luxury plane from Qatar, which he said will place Air Force One. Democrats are preparing to announce plans to place holds on Trump's political Department of Justice nominees as they continue to raise concerns about ABC News' reporting that Trump has plans to accept an airplane from the Qataris to use as Air Force One.