Trump touts new Air Force One, defends accepting the Qatari 747 gift as he campaigns for GOP
Trump said Qatar’s leader offered the 747 as a gift and defended using it while rallying Republicans ahead of the midterm elections.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump defended accepting a gifted 747 jet from Qatar at an Arizona rally, telling supporters he took the luxury aircraft because "when you're given gifts, you take them!"
- Facing delays in securing new U.S. presidential aircraft, Trump approached the Emir of Qatar, Tamim, to borrow a 747 because existing planes are 35 years old.
- Boeing officials helped identify the best available 747, leading Trump to accept the jet as a gift after Tamim insisted on providing it rather than as a loan.
- NBC News reported that Trump plans to display the aircraft at his future presidential library, despite bipartisan criticism that followed the acceptance last year.
- Ahead of November 3 elections, the campaign swing serves as a "midterm blitz" for the Republican Party as Trump works to maintain congressional control.
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President Donald Trump, faced with accusations of bribery for accepting a 747 jet as a gift from the Qatari government, openly bragged at an Arizona rally that he took the airplane because "when you're given gifts, you take them!"After quoting the legendary golfer Sam Snead to illustrate a point — specifically, Snead's quote "you know, when they give you a putt, you say just two words: ‘Thank you.’ You bend down, you pick it up, and you walk to …
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