DOHA, Qatar — President Trump was given a cybertruck-led motorcade through the streets of Qatar’s capital city Wednesday.
Two of the distinctive Tesla vehicles, with red-painted hoods, drove ahead of the procession.
Trump landed in Qatar, the second of three Middle Eastern nations he will visit this week, after the oil and gas-rich emirate gave Air Force One an eight fighter-jet escort.
The trip, focused on fostering business ties, has been heavy on over-the-top tributes to Trump, with the Saudis also giving the presidential plane a fighter-jet escort before riders atop white Arabian horses trotted alongside his motorcade.
Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, even drove Trump to a state dinner using a golf cart in a homage to the commander in chief’s fondness for the sport.
The tightly-choreographed events on the first stop came as Saudi officials made it nearly impossible for reporters to pose questions that could throw the event off script — including by positioning them far away from exchanges and in one instance requiring the press to pledge not to shout.