While Democrats have largely ridiculed President Donald Trump's decision to accept a $400 million jet from the Qatari royal family, Republicans have raised national security concerns.

The only thing that unites the policies the president has announced on his Middle East tour so far is that they are exactly what the Gulf states wanted.

The Senate Democratic leader announced Trump’s plan to accept a Qatari-funded jet was so “troubling” he was putting a hold on ...