Pentagon accepts $400 million jet from Qatar
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STORY: The United States has accepted a luxury Boeing 747 jetliner as a gift from Qatar.The Air Force has asked to find a way to upgrade it for use as a new Air Force One.That's according to the Pentagon on Wednesday.
The Defense Department formally accepted a luxury Boeing Co. 747-8 jumbo jet from Qatar to temporarily serve as the new Air Force One for President Donald Trump, one of the biggest foreign gifts ever given to the US government.
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted a gifted Boeing 747 aircraft from Qatar for President Donald Trump to use as Air Force One, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday rolled out a new bill aimed at President Trump’s potential acceptance of a Qatari luxury jet to serve as the next Air Force One. The
N.Y., said Monday he will introduce a bill that would “prohibit any foreign aircraft from being used as Air Force One,” targeting the $400 million luxury plane President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to accept and use as Air Force One from Qatar.