The luxury plane, which would be one of the most valuable gifts ever received by the US government, would eventually be donated to Trump’s presidential library after he leaves office, it has been reported.
“So the fact that the Defense Department is getting a GIFT, FREE OF CHARGE, of a 747 aircraft to replace the 40 year old Air Force One, temporarily, in a very public and transparent transaction, so bothers the Crooked Democrats that they insist we pay, TOP DOLLAR, for the plane,” he wrote.
“Nothing says ‘America First’ like Air Force One, brought to you by Qatar,” Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer wrote on X.
Trump has expressed frustration at the delays in delivering two new 747-8 aircraft to serve as an updated Air Force One (Photo: AP)
A new commercial 747-8 costs approximately $400m.
“This sure looks like a foreign country that the president has personal business dealings in giving the president a $400 million gift right before he meets with their head of state,” the spokesman, Jordan Libowitz, said.
Laura Loomer, a far-right ally, said accepting the plan would be a “stain” on the administration.
“This is really going to be such a stain on the admin if this is true. And I say that as someone who would take a bullet for Trump.”
A Qatari spokesperson, Ali Al-Ansari, told the New York Times that the possible transfer of the aircraft was still under consideration and “no decision has been made”.
During his first term, Trump had reached a deal with Boeing to deliver the jets in 2024.
Trump toured the Qatari-owned 747-8 in February when it was parked at Palm Beach International Airport in Florida, near his Mar-a-Lago resort.
Trump is set to visit Qatar during a trip to the Middle East this week. The airplane will not be presented or accepted while Trump is in Qatar.
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