US EditionTrump to Accept Luxury Qatari Gift Jet for Interim Use as Air Force One: ABC News
- President Donald Trump is set to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet as a gift from the Qatari royal family during his Middle East trip.
- The administration's legal analysis argues that accepting the plane as a gift would be constitutional, despite the Emoluments Clause's prohibition on gifts from foreign states.
- Trump intends to convert the Qatari aircraft into a presidential plane, with the Air Force adding secure communications and other classified elements.
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READER POLL: Should President Trump be allowed to accept an Air Force One jet as a gift from a foreign country?
President Donald Trump is ready 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, and U.S. officials say it could be converted into a potential presidential aircraft. The Qatari government said a final decision hadn’t been made. Still, Trump defended the idea — what would amount to a president accepting an astonishingly valuable gift from a foreign government …
Trump to accept $400 million luxury jet from Qatar for Air Force One as a gift
US President Donald Trump's administration plans to accept a $400 million Boeing 747-8 plane as a gift from the Qatari royal family for use as Air Force One. The plane would later be donated to Trump’s presidential library after his term ends.
Trump Defends $400 Million ‘Flying Palace’ Offered As Gift From Qatar
President Donald Trump’s administration is in talks to accept a luxury jet from Qatar, according to multiple reports, a controversial move that the commander in chief defended in a post to social media.On Sunday, ABC News first broke the story about the Middle Eastern country possibly gifting the so-called “flying palace” estimated to be worth $400 million, with an announcement expected next week.Amid a flurry of critics, including many who gene…
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