Senators accuse U.S. President Donald Trump of engaging in “corruption in U.S. foreign policy” through defense deals.

A group of U.S. senators have tried to stop selling $3.5 billion in arms to the United Arab Emirates and Qatar over fears the deal will personally benefit U.S. President Donald Trump's family.

Democratic Senators Chris Murphy, Chris Van Hollen, Brian Schatz and Tim Kaine filed two "disapproval resolutions" in the U.S. Thursday, as well as Bernie Sanders, an independent who often voted with the Democratic Party.

Lawmakers also issued statements accusing President Trump of a statement that is heading to the Middle East, actively engaged in "U.S. foreign policy corruption" in sales timing and recent investment deals.

The State Department approved $1.6 billion in Chinook helicopters and equipment, F-16 aircraft components and spare and repair parts for sale to the UAE to support Apache, Black Hawk and Chinook helicopters. The initial report said the figure was close to $1.3 billion, but a statement from lawmakers used the $1.6 billion figure. Legislators also tried to block $1.9 billion in Qatar's sales of MQ-9B Predator drones and related equipment, which was approved by the State Department in March.

Lawmakers accuse Trump of accepting the exchange transaction, and from April, UAE investment firm MGX will use a stable stablecoin (a cryptocurrency) whose value is pegged to another asset - a $200 million free financial investment from Trump's Family Free Finance to CryptoCurrency Exchange Binance.

The Trump family has reportedly made millions of dollars from niche cryptocurrencies like the $Trump “meme coins” since the president returned to the White House in January.

I know Trump's crypto scam seems hard to understand. So I went to the Senate floor and broke the most outrageous.

A foreign government is investing $2 billion in Trump's coins to get favorable treatment from the government. A wild corruption.

This is how it works. pic.twitter.com/pxlslzh2qn

— Chris Murphy (@chrismurphyct) May 13, 2025

In addition to commercial transactions, the senators expressed concern that the weapons sent by the UAE may eventually fall into the hands of Sudan’s paramilitary rapid support forces, which are allegedly supported by the UAE and play a crucial role in Sudan’s civil war.

Van Hollen, citing Sudan's civil war, said: "The United States should not ship weapons to the UAE because it contributes to this humanitarian disaster and serious violations of human rights."

The senators also listed the Boeing 747 Jumbo proposed by Qatar for temporary use by the president as Air Force One. The proposal has attracted criticism from Democrats and some Republicans because it would be the most expensive foreign gift ever between a foreign government and elected U.S. officials.

"There is nothing more love for Donald Trump than being treated as a king, which is why foreign governments are trying to invest in luxury giant jets and crypto-scammers in Trump to buy his favor," Murphy said in a statement.

When asked about the aircraft's proposal, Trump accused Boeing of lack of progress in building a new Air Force One and said he would be "stupid" to refuse free planes.

"This is not a gift to me, it is a gift to the Ministry of Defense," he said.

It is not clear when the vote will be held on a “disapproved resolution,” but American political news media said that due to the nature of the bill, Democrats may force them to the Senate floor.