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New York Magazine on MSNQatar Plane Isn’t Just a Friendly ‘Gift’ — Trump Asked for ItContrary to the White House narrative, Qatar did not spontaneously decide to give their pal Trump a luxury jet.
The decision to accept a donated commercial aircraft, which President Trump has said will serve as Air Force One, has raised security and ethics questions.
Qatar dismissed concerns about its offer to give U.S. President Donald Trump a Boeing plane, saying it was not trying to buy influence, a day after a bill was introduced in the Senate to prevent a foreign aircraft operating as Air Force One.
President Donald Trump’s tax and immigration bill could add $2.3 trillion to the deficit over 10 years. Trump hosted the president of South Africa at the White House. The Justice Department is ending police reform deals with two cities.
The donated Boeing 747-8 may be ready for presidential use by year-end, but lawmakers and analysts caution about risks, expenses, and constitutional complexities.
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The United States has accepted a luxury Boeing 747 jetliner as a gift from Qatar and the Air Force has been asked to find a way to rapidly upgrade it for use as a new Air Force One to transport President Donald Trump,
The Daily Show 's Jon Stewart has already taken a deep dive into Donald Trump's airplane gift from Qatar, but in the video above Desi Lydic takes on right wing media's reaction to it.
The recent aircraft order signed by Qatar Airways and Boeing marks a pivotal step in the airline s long term fleet strategy until 2045,