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The tiny Gulf state has showered money on the U.S.’s military and universities, giving it outsize geopolitical clout.
Qatar has dumped over $6 billion into American universities in the last four decades, according to a bombshell new report.
The nation's recent moves include a luxury gift to President Trump, billions of dollars to American universities and media and massive investments in energy and technology.
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Qatar's leader called its offer of a Boeing 747 to the US "a normal thing between allies" and denied trying to "buy influence" with the administration.
Doha's long history of buying influence in the U.S. is resurfacing amidst reports that Trump will accept a gifted luxury Boeing jet by the Qatari government.
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The U.S. has grown closer to Qatar in recent years, so much so that the tiny nation has been at the forefront of high-stakes peace negotiations between global powers.