Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth accepted the jet for use as Trump's official plane, the Pentagon said.
Legal experts have questioned the scope of laws relating to gifts from foreign governments that aim to thwart corruption and improper influence. Democrats have also sought to block the handover.
The “unprecedented action is a stain on the office of the presidency and cannot go unanswered,“ he added.
When new, the jet had a $400 million list price, but analysts at Cirium said a second-hand 747-8 might fetch a quarter of that.
The plane might need fighter jet escorts and could be restricted to flying inside the U.S. unless costly security upgrades were made, aviation experts and industry sources said previously.
Duckworth said the United States has two fully operational Air Force One jets and has no need to retrofit the Qatari plane.
He said the Air Force had been directed to begin planning to address modifications to the plane.
The costs could be significant given the cost for Boeing's current effort to build two new Air Force One planes is over $5 billion. The current Air Force One airplanes entered service in 1990.
Boeing in 2018 received a $3.9 billion contract to build the two planes for use as Air Force One, though costs have since risen. Boeing has also posted $2.4 billion in charges from the project.
Reuters reported earlier this month the military has tapped L3 Harris Technologies to overhaul the 747. The Qatari plane is currently in San Antonio, Texas, Senator Dick Durbin said on Wednesday.
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