Which country has the most influence in the United States?
Spoiler: It's Qatar!
A country with fewer citizens than Washington DC.
Here are the verified numbers from the June 2026 FDD report:
🔹$400 billion total spent in the US since 2000
🔹$8.8B into American universities - the #1 foreign funder, ahead of China
🔹$296M in registered lobbying and PR firms
🔹$246B in aviation and infrastructure
Funding:
🔹K-12 schools and youth programs across America
🔹Paid for trips by dozens of US mayors and members of Congress to Doha
🔹Owns the Plaza Hotel, the St. Regis New York, and a piece of the Empire State Building.
🔗Link for the FDD Analysis report in the first comment.