Washington – Sources told CBS News that Qatar’s royal family is donating a jumbo jet for special use of President Trump.
ABC News First Informed The gift, which comes as Sri Trump, is the head of Qatar as part of his first international journey of his second term.
But the aircraft, a 747–8, will not yet be ready to serve as the Air Force, and Sri Trump will not use it to fly back to the US from the Middle East. CBS News told that a source told CBS News that the aircraft needed to be tested for safety and spy equipment.
The aircraft will be donated to the future Trump President Library shortly before leaving the office.
On Monday, Mr. Trump defended to receive the aircraft and said that “they are giving us a gift.”
In the Oval Office comment, Mr. Trump said the current aircraft used for the Air Force is about 40 years old, and he signed an executive order in his first term to upgrade it.
“When the election was not worked in the same way, the way it should have been, the aircraft was not worked a lot,” he said. “When I came back, I said, by the way, what is happening with Boeing?” Okay, sir, they are behind. ”
Mr. Trump said that “I think Qatar, which is really, we have helped him a lot in the years in terms of safety and safety,” and they have great respect for “leadership”.
“They knew about it because they buy Boeing, they buy a lot of boing, and they knew about it, and he said, we would like to do something,” Mr. Trump said. “And if we can get 747 as an contribution to use in our Defense Department over a few years, while they are building another, I think it was a very good gesture. Now I can be a stupid person and say, Oh no, we don’t want an independent aircraft.”
White House Press Secretary Karolin Lewit said on Monday morning that the Katri government politely offered a aircraft to the Defense Department “and” its legal details are still being worked, but of course, any donation to this government is always done in full compliance of law. “
Levit said that he is not “anxious” at all that if Qatar gives something to America, the country expects something in return.
Ali al-Ansari, Qatar’s media attached to the US, confirmed CBS News that the possible transfer of an aircraft for temporary use is under consideration between Qatar’s Ministry of Defense and US Defense Department as Air Force, but the case is made under review by the legal departments concerned, and no decisions have been taken.
But Al-Absar said that during this journey the aircraft will be gifted “wrong.”
Lewit said on Sunday that “any gift given by a foreign government is always accepted in full compliance with all the applied laws. The administration of President Trump is committed to full transparency.”
The US official said that Qatar has also offered to donate an aircraft to the Defense Department, but this gift will not be donated or accepted to Qatar during this visit.
Democratic rape. Richie Torres of New York confirmed CBS News that he sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office in which an aircraft was accepted as a gift in an investigation by the Trump administration.
He wrote, “With an estimated price of $ 400 million, the aerial palace will form the most valuable gift given to the President by a foreign government,” he wrote.
Torres “review the immediate morality of the Katri gift” and “a formal advisor said whether the gift violates the federal morality rules and eMoluments segment.”
On Sunday, in a post on his true social stage, Mr. Trump defended the idea of getting a magnificent jet and horrified to those who criticized that he said “free gift” “temporarily” to “change a 40 -year -old Air Force”. He claimed that it was a “very public and transparent transaction.”
“So the crooked democrats bother that they insist that we pay, the top dollar for the aircraft,” he wrote. “Anyone can do this! Dames World Class is going to lose !!!”
Air Force one Already replaced, initially with delivery to 2024.
The President is departing on Monday on his first major foreign trip of his second term, which is set to visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar and United Arab Emirates on a four -day visit.
Lewitt said on Friday that the yatra would focus on “strengthening relations between our nations”, citing Sri Trump’s first visit in the Middle East in 2017, where he introduced “his adventure peace-power-power strategy.”
“Now, after eight years, President Trump will return to his continuous vision for a pride, rich and successful Middle East, where the United States and Middle Eastern countries are in cooperative relations, and where the extremism is defeated in place of commerce and cultural exchange,” said Levitt.
The US, Ali al-Ansari, Qatar’s media attachment to the disputed reports said in a statement that “Air Force Possible transfer of an aircraft for temporary use is currently under consideration between Qatar’s Ministry of Defense and the US Defense Department,” Given that “given that” has not been reviewed by the concerned legal departments, and no decisions have been taken. “
Patrick Maguire and
Contributed to this report.
