Boeing jet gifted to Trump by Qatari royal family to be delivered by summer
Guardian2 days
Accepting Qatar's $400 million luxury jet makes perfect sense when Boeing has failed to deliver the new Air Force One fleet on time and the current planes are nearly 40 years old. The gift goes to the Department of Defense as thanks for defending Qatar, not to any individual, so there's no constitutional violation. America shouldn't turn down a free, state-of-the-art aircraft when taxpayers would otherwise foot a massive bill for outdated planes that require constant maintenance.
This $400 million jet represents the most valuable gift ever given to the U.S. by a foreign government and reeks of influence-peddling while Trump's family simultaneously pursues billion-dollar business deals across the Gulf. The plane will eventually end up in Trump's personal presidential library, meaning a foreign monarchy is essentially buying the president a private jet. Constitutional concerns about foreign gifts exist for good reason, and no legal gymnastics can hide what this really is.
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