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Trump: “I would be an idiot if I refused a free plane” – The Observatorial

President Donald Trump confirmed plans to accept a donated Boeing 747-8 from Qatar to replace the 40-year-old Air Force One ahead of his Middle East trip.
This gift follows repeated delays in the government contract with Boeing for new planes and raised ethical concerns among lawmakers and advocacy groups.
The $400 million aircraft will be modified for temporary use as Air Force One and is planned to be donated to Trump’s presidential library after his presidency ends.
Robert Weissman of Public Citizen described the plan as “shocking,” while Qatar’s officials said the proposal remains under discussion and White House stated legal compliance.
The donation could reduce taxpayer expense for a new Air Force One but also raises security and ethical questions about accepting such a significant foreign gift.

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Spiegel

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(S+) Donald Trump and the Boeing 747 from Qatar as »Air Force One«

Donald Trump's visit to Qatar is probably also about his current object of desire: a used jumbo jet, as a gift from the Emirate. Boeing delivers a lot of luxury, but may not meet all safety standards.

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Le Figaro

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"It's a nice gesture": Donald Trump thinks it would be "stupid" to refuse the presidential plane offered by Qatar

The royal family of the Emirate is on the way to offering the United States a Boeing 747-8, estimated at $400 million by experts and portrayed by American media as a "palace in the sky".

15 hours ago·Paris, France

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laverita.info

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Tycoon accepts gifts from Qatar and ignores Bibi

It stirs up the 400 million-year-old Boeing 747 promised to U.S. President, who today begins his tour in the Middle East. Without going through Israel. In the logic of Trump's "divide et empire," Netanyahu is neglected to deal with Gaza's fate with Bin Salman.When Barack Obama organized the...

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El Mundo

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Trump says it would be "stupid" to refuse the plane that Qatar's royal family wants to give him to use as Air Force One

A new controversy surrounds Donald Trump. On this occasion in relation to the ostentatious gift that the royal Qatari family intends to give him: a Boeing 747-800 to use it...

19 hours ago·Madrid, Spain

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That's how Qatar's luxurious Boeing 747-800 is going to give Trump to 'park' the former 1990 Air Force One.

Qatar’s royal family wants to give a plane to the president of the United States. But not just an ordinary plane, but a Boeing 747-800, and a very special one, because it would be the new Air Force One, the official presidential plane. And Donald Trump apparently intends to accept such a generous present. Catar, according to ABC News, will announce the donation during President Trump’s visit to Doha next week, on his first international tour. Th…

22 hours ago·Madrid, Spain

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noticiasya.com

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Gift? Gift? Legal issues of the Qatari plane to be the Air Force One are about to be resolved, says White House

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday that legal details about the acceptance of a Boeing 747-8 jet to replace the Air Force One as a gift from the Qatari royal family “are still being worked.” “Any donation to this government is always made in full compliance with the law,” she added. CNN reported on Sunday that the Trump administration was ready to accept a Qatari royal family plane that will be modified and used as Air F…

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