A heinous new report has poured cold water into President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that Catari officials have given him $400 million in giant jets as a “gift” to replace an aging Air Force aircraft.
Trump boasted on his Truth Social Page that the private Boeing 747 is a “free gift, free” that will be a temporary replacement for Air Force One. After that, it will donate to his Presidential Library.
Leaders on both sides of the aisle criticized the president for the so-called gifts – urging him to be wary of accepting “bribes.”
but CNN reports now The Trump administration actually first contacts Katari officials about the planes that have been trying to sell since at least 2020.
The network claims Boeing notified the Trump administration shortly after taking office in January that it would not be able to provide alternative parts for aging presidential jets until 2027, the network claims.
At that time, the White House Military Office, which was responsible for the president’s travel, worked with Boeing and the Department of Defense, and compiled every late 747 model on the market using a business jet layout that could easily be transformed into a presidential aircraft.
But there are only eight aircraft in the world that fit the bill – including the glitz-style double-decker Katari jets, According to the New York Times.
It attracted President Trump the most, with its manuals that have “the highest quality soft fabric” in the bedroom, as well as “luxury leather and exquisite wood veneers”, as well as “luxury design bathrooms”, which is almost “a work of art.”
President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that Catari officials have given him $400 million in giant jets as a “gift” to replace an aging Air Force aircraft
Katari officials have been trying to sell double-decker luxury aircraft since 2020
At that time, Trump ordered Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff to start negotiations with Katari officials as the country’s sovereign wealth fund was very familiar with it after pulling him out of a failed real estate deal in New York City in 2023.
By mid-February, Qatar agreed to take the jet to Florida, and Trump could see it firsthand when he was at his Mar-A-Lago Resort.
Apparently he was taken away by a jet with a master bedroom, a guest room, two full bathrooms with showers, nine small toilets, five small kitchenettes and a private office.
It also comes with oversized sofas and loungers, wooden paneling and over 40 TVs, including 10 large-screen TVs.
But with all the features, aerospace engineer Marc Foulkrod said there are limited buyers expected.
He explained that major airlines would not be interested in buying the aircraft because it was not configured for commercial use.
The aircraft also has four engines, which are expensive to maintain and operate.
Over time, it becomes more difficult to make parts over time because the model is no longer manufactured.
But, Foxrod said: “You might find a one-time person with a super self who wants to buy a super self.”
Trump reportedly ordered Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff to begin negotiations with Katari officials
Katari officials reportedly believe they are selling jets
Major airlines will not be interested in purchasing aircraft because it is not configured for commercial purposes and is expensive to maintain.
It now seems that Catari officials found the “guy” with Trump, the Times reported on what he saw when he was forced to fly back to Washington, D.C. in an air force of the existing Air Force One 747s.
From there, negotiations with Kathari officials intensified.
However, the initial discussion revolved around the possibility of leasing an aircraft rather than buying it.
It is not clear when the conversation changed from buying a luxury jet to accepting government-to-government gifts.
A senior White House official claimed that Qatar first proposed the option of using the plane as a potential gift, or at least the idea of the Katari officials when they were not in charge, the government was transferred to the government to the government.
The second official claimed that Witkoff had always believed the deal would be a donation, while one-third claimed the idea of Katari officials voluntarily.
Ultimately, White House officials said they concluded that donations are easier and faster than selling.
Trump hits his critics, urging him to be alert to “bribery”
But Katari officials reportedly believe they are selling jets, an official told the Times that it has not yet decided to transfer the aircraft to the United States, while the law’s Qatar’s Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Defense are still reviewing the terms of the law.
Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdul Jasim Jasim Tani (QNN) told CNN that it is a very simple government-government deal when the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Defense are still exchanging the possibility of one of our 747-8s transferring one of our 747-8s.
Ultimately, if there is an American [needs] It’s totally legal, we can, we can help and support the United States, and then we won’t shy away. ”
He added: “If the transaction is deemed illegal, of course the offer will be withdrawn.”
Meanwhile, the White House assertion made the new plane free of charge from Qatar.
On Monday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that the plane was a “donation to our country” and added that the administration and royal family were willing to donate the plane to the U.S. Air Force, where donations will be accepted under all legal and ethical obligations. ”
But the news about the talented plane has left politicians concerned about its legal and moral consequences.
“The constitution in Article 2 talks about how the president receives an Aipai or gift from foreign leaders,” R-ky. Senator Rand Paul said on Fox News.
“We’re not talking about rides on planes; we’re talking about the whole $400 million aircraft. I don’t think it’s worth it. ”
Double Deck Aircraft Company has a master bedroom, a guest room, two full bathrooms with shower, nine smaller toilets, five small kitchenettes and a private office
It also comes with oversized sofas and loungers, wooden boards and over 40 TVs, including 10 large-screen TVs
The Constitution provides that no president shall accept any form of present, the Soviet Union, office or ownership without the consent of Congress”.
Missouri Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo).
Trump’s native Senator Rick Scott, a Florida Republican, was even more outspoken in his assessment.
“I’m not flying on a Katari plane,” Scott said, supporting Hamas. I don’t know how you are safe.
But Trump has since expressed concern about his critics, worried that his order to replace the aging fleet of new aircraft in 2018 has been continuously delayed by Boeing.
“So the Department of Defense is getting a free gift of 747 aircraft to replace the 40-year-old Air Force One, temporarily through a very open and transparent deal, thus disturbing the fact that they insist that we are paying for the aircraft, replaced the bending Democrats, which was posted online.
‘Anyone can do it! Dems is a world-class loser! Trump laughed.
