Trump given Cybertruck motorcade through Qatar after fighter-jet escort

DOHA, Qatar — President Trump was given a Cybertruck-led motorcade through the streets of Qatar’s capital city Wednesday — in an apparent nod to the president’s effort to bolster the company against critics of Elon Musk.

Two of the distinctive Tesla vehicles, with red-painted hoods, drove ahead of the procession.

Musk, the CEO of Tesla and Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency guiding force, joined the American delegation in Qatar on the president’s three-nation tour to deepen business relations with the Gulf states.

Tesla has struggled with global backlash over Musk’s work to trim federal staff and spending — prompting Trump to publicly purchase one of his vehicles in a show of support back in March.

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 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.

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.