Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) explained Wednesday the line that President Donald Trump will have to walk in his talks with Qatar during his trip.

Qatar offered Trump a $400 million jet that he accepted to temporarily convert to Air Force One. The gift has raised ethical and constitutional concerns, but Cotton expressed his own concerns about Qatar’s foreign affairs on Wednesday while on Fox and Friends. The senator pointed out that the country hosts members of Hamas, the terrorist group behind the conflict in Gaza with Israel.

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“Well, Qatar helps us in various ways,” Cotton said. “We have a base there. But unfortunately, they play both sides of the aisle. They are not the kind of reliable ally that, say, the United Arab Emirates is or Saudi Arabia is.”

“So I think the president will address some of Qatar’s actions that are frankly not very helpful to the United States or our friends in the region, also recognizing that we have a military base there, and we do have important ties with them,” Cotton added.

Fox News host Brian Kilmeade noted that Qatar has invested over $342 million into U.S. universities, making it the largest contributor to higher education in the United States, accounting for 43% of foreign investments.

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Qatari officials welcomed the president with a red Tesla Cybertruck motorcade in a nod to his senior advisor, Elon Musk, who is also the CEO of Tesla.

While in Saudi Arabia on Monday, Trump lauded the Middle East for its “great transformation” in recent years, saying by way of encouragement, “I don’t like permanent enemies.”