After announcing on Friday that the Trump administration would be building a Qatari air force base in Idaho, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth later backtracked, issuing a clarification on social media in response to a growing backlash.
“Important clarification,” Hegseth wrote in the post, published to X. “The U.S. military has a long-standing partnership w/ Qatar, including today’s announced cooperation w/ F-15QA aircraft. However, to be clear, Qatar will not have their own base in the United States—nor anything like a base. We control the existing base, like we do with all partners.”
Important clarification:
— Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) October 10, 2025
The U.S. military has a long-standing partnership w/ Qatar, including today’s announced cooperation w/ F-15QA aircraft. However, to be clear, Qatar will not have their own base in the United States—nor anything like a base. We control the existing base,…
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