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as posted by the channelPresident Donald Trump reportedly is poised to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet as a gift from the ruling family of Qatar during his trip to the Middle East this coming week.
The Qatari government said a final decision hadn't been made, but Trump defended the potential of getting the plane.
"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," Trump posted on his Truth Social platform on Sunday night. "Anybody can do that!"
President Donald Trump will use the aircraft as his presidential plane until shortly before he leaves the White House in January 2029, the Associated Press reported, citing ABC News.
Trump plans to transform the Qatari aircraft into a plane he can fly on as president, with the Air Force planning to add secure communications and other classified parts to it.
According to Congress.gov, the Constitution’s Emoluments Clause prohibits anyone holding government office from accepting any present, emolument, office or title from any "King, Prince, or foreign State," without permission from Congress.
Qatar, which is ruled by the Al Thani family, is home to the state-owned airline Qatar Airways. The country has made efforts to have a close relationship with President Donald Trump after he reportedly supported a boycott of Doha by four Arab nations in his first term. Trump later in his term lauded Qatar.
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