Activist Laura Loomer blasts Pentagon over planned Qatar military facility in Idaho
- On October 10, 2025, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Qatari Defense Minister Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani signed an agreement to build a Qatari Emiri Air Force facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, after planning began around 2020.
- Last week the Trump administration quietly gave Qatar a security guarantee after an Israeli attack on Hamas officials in Doha, building on Doha’s prior support for U.S. operations.
- Pentagon officials outlined the site will use Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho airfield, special-use airspace and training routes, include about 300 additional personnel, and Qatar will fund construction.
- Critics immediately reacted as conservative commentators and activists warned of national security risks, with Laura Loomer calling the move 'an abomination' while Rep. Mike Simpson praised its security benefits.
- Officials say the initiative is part of long-term defense cooperation, strengthening Qatar’s air combat capabilities and reinforcing U.S. influence in the Gulf region.
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In the mountains of Idaho pilots from Qatar will soon be trained in fighter jets. That's what the Pentagon announced. The hard-right Trump whisperer Laura Loomer is upset about the plans.
The right-wing MAGA activist calls for an uprising: she criticizes a training airfield for pilots from Qatar.
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