Trump's Qatar trip is off to a flying start as Air Force One gets another fighter jet escort

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — President Donald Trump's travel to Qatar is disconnected to a flying start.

Like Saudi Arabia a time earlier, Qatar didn't fuss waiting for Trump to onshore earlier mounting retired to impressment him with a combatant pitchy escort.

As Trump flew successful to Riyadh connected Tuesday and past successful to Doha connected Wednesday arsenic portion of his four-day Middle East trip, helium received ceremonial escorts from each country's F-15 combatant jets, exceptionally uncommon sights.

A White House official, Margo Martin, posted videos of the escorts online.

“Saudi F-15’s providing honorary escort for Air Force One!” she wrote connected Tuesday. The Royal Saudi Air Force has the world’s largest fleet of American-made F-15s aft the U.S. Air Force.

Then connected Wednesday, Martin posted: “what a presumption flying into Qatar!!!” She adjacent captured 1 of the Qatari aviators, sitting successful the F-15's backseat, returning the favour by taking a representation of Air Force One.