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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Trump is in the Persian Gulf region to make deals. Ethics concerns are baggage

    Qatar plans to give President Trump a plane to use as Air Force One, which even some supporters say crosses a line. But the appearance of corruption doesn’t stop there.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 13, 2025 • 1 min read

    Qatar plans to give President Trump a plane to use as Air Force One, which even some supporters say crosses a line. But the appearance of corruption doesn’t stop there.

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    Trump’s business deals in Persian Gulf, refugee status for white South Africans
    1. 0:00Trump is in the Persian Gulf region to make deals. Ethics concerns are baggageYou’re reading this
    2. 11:24Afrikaners arrive in the US as ‘refugees,’ fleeing what?
    3. 23:14‘Uptown Girl’ Christie Brinkley reveals her marriage to Billy Joel
    4. 40:08What’s screening at Cannes?
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      David Schenker

      former State Department official, fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy

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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    Trump’s business deals in Persian Gulf, refugee status for white South Africans
    1. 0:00Trump is in the Persian Gulf region to make deals. Ethics concerns are baggageYou’re reading this
    2. 11:24Afrikaners arrive in the US as ‘refugees,’ fleeing what?
    3. 23:14‘Uptown Girl’ Christie Brinkley reveals her marriage to Billy Joel
    4. 40:08What’s screening at Cannes?
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand