Published 5 days ago • loading... • Updated 22 hours ago

While pushing ‘America First,’ Trump set to accept Qatar’s luxury jet as Air Force One

On May 12, 2025, President Donald Trump announced plans to accept a $400 million luxury Boeing 747-8 airplane gift from Qatar to serve as Air Force One, during a White House press conference before his Middle East trip.
Trump justified accepting the gifted plane due to delays with Boeing's new Air Force One fleet and attributed the offer to regional gratitude for U.S. Defense support, while critics warned of conflicts of interest and constitutional concerns.
The gifted plane, parked near Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort since February 2025, would eventually be donated to Trump's presidential library, with legal details for its Defense Department transfer still under review by both countries.
Key Democratic lawmakers stated that accepting such a high-value foreign gift raises serious national security and ethical issues, with U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney warning it could distract Air Force efforts to accelerate new plane deliveries.
The Trump administration dismissed ethical objections, emphasizing the transparency of the gift and expressing no concern over reciprocal expectations, suggesting the plane could temporarily replace the current 40-year-old Air Force One.

Insights by Ground AI

Does this summary seem wrong?

92 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

Terre Haute Tribune-Star

Lean Left

Letter: Deal should be non-starter

Trump wants to accept a luxury jet from Qatar to become Air Force One.

22 hours ago·Terre Haute, United States

Read Full Article

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Center

Fact-checking Qatar’s $400 million winged gift to Trump

This article was published as part of a partnership with FactCheck.org. Days before leaving on a diplomatic tour of the Middle East, news reports surfaced...

2 days ago·Pittsburgh, United States

Read Full Article

Poynter

Center

Qatar’s $400 million plane gift to Trump is likely unconstitutional, experts say

It likely violates the foreign emoluments clause, which prohibits officials from accepting presents from foreign states without congressional approval

2 days ago

Read Full Article

Denver Gazette

Reposted by

The Straits Times

Center

Explainer-Is Qatar's gift of a plane to President Trump allowed under US law?

By Mike Scarcella and Tom Hals

2 days ago

Read Full Article

Dnevni list Danas

Lean Left

Is Trump allowed to accept a luxury plane worth 400 million dollars as a gift?

The American president faced criticism because he agreed to accept a gift from the Qatari royal family - a plane worth 400 million dollars.

2 days ago·Belgrade, Serbia

Read Full Article

The Daily Boulder

Left

‘Who Cares?!’: MAGA ‘Shark’ Kevin O’Leary Gets Worked Up on CNN When Pressured on Trump’s Qatar Jet

Kevin O’Leary, best known for Shark Tank, blew up on live TV when asked about Donald Trump accepting a $400 million Boeing jet from Qatar. Appearing on CNN’s NewsNight, O’Leary dismissed any concerns, calling them “irrelevant” and accusing host Abby Phillip of having “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” “Who cares about the plane?!” he shouted when Phillip pressed him about whether the gift from a foreign government might violate the U.S. Constitution.…

3 days ago

Read Full Article

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year