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Qatar to donate a jumbo jet for Trump's exclusive use as a presidential plane, sources say
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Updated on: May 11, 2025 / 8:54 PM EDT / CBS News

Washington - The royal family of Qatar is donating a jumbo jet for President Trump's exclusive use as a presidential plane, sources told CBS News.

ABC News first reported the gift, which comes as Mr. Trump heads to Qatar as part of his first international trip of his second term.

But the plane, a 747-8, won't be ready to serve as Air Force One quite yet, and Mr. Trump won't be using it to fly back to the U.S. from the Middle East. The plane needs to be checked for security and spying devices before it is accepted, one of the sources told CBS News.

The plane will be donated to the future Trump presidential library shortly before he leaves office.

Ali Al-Ansari, Qatar's Media Attaché to the U.S., confirmed to CBS News that the possible transfer of an aircraft for temporary use as Air Force One is under consideration between Qatar's Ministry of Defense and the US Department of Defense, but the matter remains under review by the respective legal departments, and no decision has been made.


But Al-Ansar said reports that the plane will be gifted during this trip are "inaccurate."

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Sunday that "any gift given by a foreign government is always accepted in full compliance with all applicable laws. President Trump's Administration is committed to full transparency."

Qatar has also offered to donate a plane to the Department of Defense, but the gift will not be donated or accepted during this trip to Qatar, a U.S. official said.

Democratic Rep. Ritchie Torres of New York confirmed to CBS News that he sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office urging an investigation into the Trump administration accepting a plane as a gift.


"With an estimated value of $400 million, the aerial palace would constitute the most valuable gift ever conferred on a President by a foreign government," he wrote.

Torres asked for an "immediate ethics review of the Qatari gift" and "a formal advisory opinion on whether the gift violates federal ethics regulations and the Emoluments Clause."

The president is departing Monday on his first major foreign trip of his second term, set to visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates on the four-day visit.

Leavitt said Friday that the trip will focus on "strengthening ties between our nations," citing Mr. Trump's first trip in 2017 to the Middle East, where he "introduced his bold peace-through-strength foreign policy strategy."

"Now, eight years later, President Trump will return to re-emphasize his continued vision for a proud, prosperous and successful Middle East, where the United States and Middle Eastern nations are in cooperative relationships, and where extremism is defeated in place of commerce and cultural exchanges," Leavitt said.

Qatar's Media Attaché to the U.S., Ali Al-Ansari, disputed reports, saying in a statement that the "possible transfer of an aircraft for temporary use as Air Force One is currently under consideration between Qatar's Ministry of Defense and the U.S. Department of Defense," while noting that "the matter remains under review by the respective legal departments, and no decision has been made."

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It was fun while it lasted.

Illegal

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I was right.

Remember when maga hated Muslims? I sure do. lol

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I was right.

Well, yeah, but these Muslims have money. It's a really nice plane. It doesn't mean anything. Saudi's wanna invest in the USA, what could go wrong.

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It was fun while it lasted.

Convict Trump and his clan are grifters.
This is so wrong.
What will Qatar be expecting in return?

Besides the obvious conflicts and gifting, there are real security issues.

Air Force one is a flying scif and intelligence platform.
Besides being a way to transport the president, it is a command center in case of crisis.

It would be better if we controlled the manufacturing through delivery of the aircraft.

But it is a definite grift and the MAGA and GOP reps should see this for what it is.



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Edited: 05/12/2025 at 04:23 AM by Bamboo

Yeah, but it's a really nice plane.


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It was fun while it lasted.

Another angle of this is that it is possible that Boeing is basically giving Qatar the airplaine knowing it is going to Trump. This is in return for Trump "selecting" Boeing as the prime contractor for the 6th generation USAF fighter. There were other contractors and one with more experience in this field that was rumored to be the winner, but Trump selected Boeing.

The president selecting the winner of a major contract is extremely unusual...that proposal and evaluation process for major contracts is very structured and done by contracts and proposal experts in the government.
People have said that Boeing was not the best contractor for this.

But here we are.
Trump like the word Boeing.

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If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph: THE ONLY PROOF HE NEEDED FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD WAS MUSIC - KV

I bet it has gold faucets. He likes gold. It's really nice plane. I mean it's a gift right? it is not like 30 dolls.

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It was fun while it lasted.

Pimpin out da White House

Also this in news today: Top investors in Trump's crypto offered chance to dine and tour White House

Butt Hunter Biden got a $3 million deal!!

More convictions gone. lol

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Trading records examined by The New York Times show that a flurry of purchases of the $TRUMP token started the day before the coin's backers disclosed the contest. Information had leaked about the upcoming promotion, allowing certain parties to make early bets that the market price was about to jump, the records suggest.

"I can assure you the president acts with only the interests of the American public in mind, putting our country first and doing what's best for our country. Full stop," Ms. Leavitt said.

The aggressive effort by Mr. Trump and his partners to promote the dinner has also drawn scrutiny from former securities regulators, who assert that Mr. Trump may be violating federal securities laws. However, he would almost certainly not be targeted for investigation, now that his administration has curtailed crypto enforcement efforts at both the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Justice Department.

"This absolutely would have triggered an initial investigation," said John Reed Stark, an enforcement attorney who spent 18 years at the S.E.C., including as chief of its unit that examined cybercrimes. "Or at least it certainly would have under norms from prior Republican and Democratic eras."

Trading records examined by The New York Times show that a flurry of purchases of the $TRUMP token started the day before the coin's backers disclosed the contest. Information had leaked about the upcoming promotion, allowing certain parties to make early bets that the market price was about to jump, the records suggest.

Certain buyers, in interviews and statements, have said they bought the coins or entered the dinner contest with the intention of securing an action by Mr. Trump to affect United States policy.

MAGA you are the swamp now. $400M "gifts" from foreign countries. Justify that shit. Dance monkeys, dance.

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Well, it is 13 years old but always had the oil changed and was only driven to the mosque on Fridays. Ha! Cheap bastards. Give Trump a used plane and he's thrilled.

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My fellow Americans, the President of the United States

http://gettrumpmemes.com/dinner

A personal trip for an illegal plane on the taxpayer dime to a country where he is building a resort golf course. Never mind that they finance terrorism.

MAGA! MAGA! MAGA!

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The Qatar deal seems weird. Ensuring that a donated plane is secure may be nearly impossible--these planes have vast amounts of wiring. Installing adequate defensive and communications stuff might take Harris (in Texas) the rest of Trump's current term in office. So it might simply be a ploy to get Trump a new private Trump plane for his golden years.

If the donation is a part of Trump acting in his official capacity, it presumably can't be prosecuted. Department of Justice has already declared it legal, I think.

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Oh come on guys, it's just a plane.

For Donald Trump.

From a country that maybe plays a little footsie with Hamas.

What could go wrong?

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Let's go blood clot

Yeah, they would never just "give" a plane to a president with any tracking devices, or listening devices or anything like that, right?

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The GOP are now:

Guardians
Of
Pedophiles

And in totally unrelated news.....

It's just a coincidence if anything else is happening with Qatar...

STRATEGIC AGREEMENT WITH DAR GLOBAL TO DEVELOP TRUMP INTERNATIONAL GOLF CLUB AND TRUMP VILLAS,

Occupying approximately 790,000 square meters within the broader 8 million square meters of Simaisma development, this collaboration will deliver a world-class 18-hole Trump International Golf Course, a Trump Golf Clubhouse, and approximately high-end branded villas overlooking the golf and the beach with direct access to beach and neighbouring anticipated luxury lifestyle destinations.

The larger Simaisma project, led by Qatari Diar, is set to transform Qatar's eastern coastline and will feature a 650,000 square meters theme park (The land of Legends), tourism and hospitality zones, a yacht marina, beach club, and a curated mix of cultural, retail, and dining experiences.

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The GOP are now:

Guardians
Of
Pedophiles

How ironic - as a comedian recently pointed out, Trump's accepting gifts and favors from the same people he likes to scoop up in broad daylight, stick on plane, and ship off to some prison in a 3rd world country. Also suppose it's not surprising that Trump and his cult followers see no problem with this - heck - they think dates, times, and other details of planned military attacks is not, or should not, be classified information.