JD Vance Trashes ‘Fake Story’ About Qatari Air Force Facility in Idaho

Isaac Schorr Oct 12th, 2025, 12:29 pm

Vice President JD Vance called reporting about a Qatari Air Force facility being built on an American airbase in Idaho a “fake story” during a Sunday morning appearance on Fox News, just two days after Secretary of War Pete Hegseth made an announcement about the facility on Friday.

“Today, we’re announcing a letter of acceptance in building a Qatari Emiri Air Force facility at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho,” declared Hegseth at a press conference also featuring his Qatari counterpart, Minister of Defense Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman al-Thani .

“We’re glad to welcome you here. We’re grateful for the strong partnership that we have, the way you support our

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