When the news broke over the weekend that the Qatari royal family was planning to give him a $400 million Boeing 747-8 to serve as a new Air Force One, and, even some of his most loyal supporters could not believe it.
But then came her withering caveat. “I have to call a spade a spade”, she said. “We cannot accept a $400 million ‘gift’ from jihadists in suits”. She called the President’s decision to accept the jet a “stain” on his record.
The Qatari Boeing 747-8 which President Donald Trump wants to serve as a new Air Force One, seen in a file photo from February 2025 (Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
But the President faced no similar pushback from his own Cabinet officials, including Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House Counsel David Warrington.
It marked another step towards the total overlap of the President’s official duties with his own money-making.
Eric Trump (right) at a crypto conference in Dubai on May 1, 2025 (Photo: Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)
The family announced plans to develop a luxury hotel in Dubai, a new high-end residential tower in the Saudi city of Jeddah, a golf course and a new villa complex in Qatar.
The Qataris are proving particularly adept at greasing the wheels not only of the Trumps, but also of prominent figures in the President’s entourage.
Interior images of the Qatari plane that Donald Trump wants to be the next Air Force One (Photo: AMAC Aerospace)Interior images of the Qatari plane that Donald Trump wants to be the next Air Force One (Photo: AMAC Aerospace)Qatar is also heavily investing in Affinity Partners, a private equity fund operated by Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
Last week, a new report claimed that the President and his wife had netted a $2.9 billion profit via two “meme coins” launched in the days leading up to his inauguration.
During his first term in the White House, Trump at least went through the motions of claiming to separate the office of the Presidency from his own personal fortunes.
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When reporters asked to look at the binders full of documents that Trump claimed to be signing, White House officials denied the request, citing confidentiality.
This time around, there has been no similar effort even to claim that he is uninvolved in his business empire.
Other available prizes included a private dinner with Trump at one of his golf resorts.
Melania Trump in the East Room of the White House on 8 May, 2025 (Photo: Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
She is starring in the film, which has a budget that many documentarians view as eye-watering. Last week it was reported that Mrs. Trump has spent just 14 days at the White House since her husband’s inauguration on 20 January.
Experts say it could take “years” to screen the aircraft for listening devices and other pieces of espionage equipment. But Trump is expressing no qualms about accepting what may be the most expensive gift ever bestowed on an American President.
Foreign governments or private businesses seeking to secure the President’s gratitude and secure influence over him are now on notice: the Oval Office doors are open.
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