US accepts luxury jet from Qatar for use as Air Force One for Trump

Link: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-formally-accepts-luxury-jet-qatar-trump-new-york-times-2025-05-21
Publication date: 2025-05-21
Accessed: 2026-07-21
Last verified: 2026-07-21
Type: news_report
Excerpt used: “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 Pentagon said on Wednesday.”

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Members of Congress argued the roughly $400 million gift requires congressional consent under the Foreign Emoluments Clause.