Trump Defends Plan To Accept Luxury Plane As Gift From Qatar—Here’s What We Know

President Donald Trump on Sunday appeared to confirm reports that his administration will accept a Boeing 747-8 luxury plane from the royal family in Qatar to be used as Air Force One and dismissed concerns about one of the largest foreign gifts ever given to the U.S. government saying it would be a “public and transparent transaction.”

The Qatari royal family’s gift is expected to be formally announced next week as Trump visits Qatar during the first foreign trip of his second term, according to ABC News—which first reported the gift early Sunday. ---More...

It's quite amazing how efficiently the MSM works together to spread a narrative.

"Trump gets gifted a palace in the sky from Qatar. It's a bribe!"

The MSM actually reported on this story in a benign way over a week ago but decided to re-report it today, in unison, as a… pic.twitter.com/mdw6r2Pux2

— MAZE (@mazemoore)May 11, 2025