Boeing 747 gift from Qatar to DOD sparks constitutional debate over Air Force One

The Boeing 747 that Qatar offered to the United States will be given to the Ministry of Defense, the President Donald Trump he said on Tuesday, answering questions about the legality of accepting the gift by force.

Qatar’s royal family offered donated a jumbo jet of $ 400 million that could serve as the Air Force.

The White House has pushed itself against the criticism of Trump, saying that every gift from the part of the power was always accepted completely in accordance with all laws.

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Thirty -year -old private president of Boeing Donald Trump aircraft appeared on Saturday from Palm Beach International Airport, February 16, 2025, at West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

“Boeing 747 is given to the United States Air Force/Ministry of Defense, not me!” Trump wrote on his social platform of truth in the middle of his visit to Saudi Arabia. “It is the gift of the nation, Qatar, who have successfully defended ourselves for many years. Our government will use as a temporary aviation, until our new Boeings arrived, which are very late at delivery.”

Some Democrats called for an ethical investigation around the gift.

On Sunday, Ambassador Ritchie TorresDn.y., wrote to the Government Office of Liability, smiling with an agreement as a “flying bite”, claiming that he violates the Emoluments Corps of the American Constitution, which “explicitly forbids every person who holds public function to accept” any gift, office or title, of any kind, of any King or external state. “

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President Donald Trump arrives on Tuesday for the Air Force at the Royal Royal Terminal Khalid in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

“I am writing to express an alarm over a report that President Donald Trump is ready to accept the luxury aircraft-Boeing 747-8 Government of the Qatar. The aircraft, so lavish, is described as a” palace in the sky “, was made available to the President Trump for official use as an air force and then wrote private use of Office.

Trump asked Why taxpayers Should the aircraft account be worn when I can now get one at no expenses.

“Instead, this great savings will be spent to make America brilliant again!” Trump wrote. “Only a fool would not accept this gift on behalf of our country. Thanks for your attention to this question!”

Trump allegedly visited the plane in February when he was at the artistral of West Palm Beach Airport in Florida, ABC News reported on the weekend.

Air Force One, who transported President Donald Trump, leaves from the International Airport of Palm Beach on March 16, 2025 at West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Cnet)

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Gift is reportedly related to legal examinations as White house The Veterans’ Office and the Ministry of Justice review the legality of the President who accepts such a set of gift by the nation.

The current Air Force One fleet includes two aircraft, and Trump awarded Boeing in 2018 a $ 3.9 billion contract of $ 3.9 billion to produce two new jets. The construction of the jet, however, is not expected to be completed by 2029.

Anders Hagstrom Fox News Digital contributed to this report.