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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., deflected questions surrounding the Qatari jet gift, saying it's "not my lane" and leaving the ethics of accepting the gift to the White House.

"Look, I have been a little busy on reconciliation. I am not following all the twists and turns of the Qatar jet," he said during a press conference Wednesday morning. "My understanding is that it's not a personal gift to the president. It's a gift to the United States, and other nations give us gifts all the time, but I am going to leave it to the administration. They know much more about the details, OK? It's not my lane."

Pressed by a reporter if the speaker has concerns with Trump's business dealings in the Middle East, Johnson sidestepped the question and said, "There are authorities that police executive branch, ethics rules. I'm not an expert."

On Tuesday evening, Johnson similarly deferred all decisions to the president.

"I think the president would agree that we've got to do a careful check for security concerns, but beyond that, it's his decision," Johnson said.

Johnson, who helped oversee a failed impeachment inquiry into former President Joe Biden over accusations of foreign influence-peddling and corrupt family practices, told reporters Wednesday that Trump is different because everything is "out in the open."

"I'll say that our -- the reason that many people refer to the Bidens as the Biden crime family is because they were doing all this stuff behind curtains, but in the back rooms, they were trying to conceal it and they repeatedly lied about it and they set up shell companies, and the family was all engaged in getting all on the dole," Johnson said. "Whatever the President Trump is doing is out in the open. They are not trying to conceal anything."

-ABC News' Lauren Peller and Justin Fishel

Trump arrived at Lusail Palace, the residence of the emir of Qatar, where he received a tour and commented on the palace being a "nice house, nice house."

Trump stood alongside the emir of Qatar on a red carpet, where the two leaders shook the hands of dozens in line ahead of the state dinner.

Upon touching down in Qatar, Trump participated in a signing ceremony with the emir of Qatar, where their friendship was on full display as they signed several agreements.

The first agreement was an "agreement of buying an aircraft from Boeing," which was signed by Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg for the United States. There were no additional details disclosed, but Trump later touted it as Qatar's largest order in Boeing jet history and congratulated Kelly.

Next, each country's defense secretary signed a number of agreements between Qatar and the United States, one of which was a deal for Qatar to purchase new MQ-9B drones. The U.S. gave initial approval for that purchase in March.

Lastly, the president and emir signed a joint declaration of cooperation between Qatar and the U.S.

After the signing ceremony, Trump remarked that it had been an "interesting couple of hours" in which they discussed the Russia-Ukraine war and Iran, expressing gratitude for Qatar's "great help."

He also touted his friendship with Qatar, praising the emir for their long-standing "special" relationship and saying the emir reminded him of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman because they are both "tall, handsome guys that happen to be very smart."

-ABC News' Molly Nagle, Michelle Stoddart, Fritz Farrow, Kelsey Walsh and Justin Gomez

Prior to arriving in Qatar, Trump was asked about his meeting with Syria's President Ahmad al-Sharaa, telling reporters that he found the country's new leader to be "very good," adding that he's a "young, attractive guy."

"He's got a real shot at pulling it together. I spoke with President Erdogan, who I'm very friendly with. He feels he's got a shot of doing a good job. It's a torn-up country," Trump added.

Trump said that he thought that Syria would join the Abraham Accords after Syria "gets themselves straightened out," but he added that the nation has "a lot of work to do."

When asked whether he'd consulted Israel before lifting the sanctions on Syria, Trump said his administration told Israel they would do it. The president also said he rolled back the sanctions at the urging of Turkey and Saudi Arabia.

"The reason I did it is because I spoke with the President Erdogan and I spoke to Mohammed, as you know, and they thought it was very important to do, it gives ... them a much better chance of survival as a country," Trump said.

– ABC News' Michelle Stoddart and Justin Gomez