Trump's trip to Qatar begins flying as Air Force One acquires another fighter jet

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) – President Donald Trump's trip to Qatar is about to begin.

Just like Saudi Arabia a day ago, Qatar did not bother to wait for Trump to land before impressing him with a fighter escort.

When Trump flew to Riyadh on Tuesday and then arrived in Doha on Wednesday as part of his four-day trip to the Middle East, he shot the ceremony from F-15 fighters in each country, an unusually rare attraction.

White House official Margo Martin posted a video of the escort online.

“Saudi F-15 provides honorary escorts to Air Force One!” she wrote on Tuesday. The RAF is the largest U.S.-made F-15 fleet in the United States after the U.S. Air Force.

Then on Wednesday, Martin said, “What scenery is flying towards Qatar!!! She even grabbed one of the Katari pilots sitting in the back seat of the F-15 and returned to favour by taking a picture of the Air Force.