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US accepts Qatar luxury jet as Trump’s new Air Force One

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A Boeing 747 sits on the tarmac of Palm Beach International Airport after President Donald Trump toured the aircraft on Feb. 15, 2025. Trump has accepted the luxury jet from the Qatari royal family for use as Air Force One.

WASHINGTON � 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 U.S. government.

The move fulfills Trump’s desire for a new presidential aircraft, after years of delays in the U.S. government’s contract with the aerospace giant for new planes to serve that role. Still, the gift raises ethical and security concerns, with politicians from both parties questioning the president’s decision.





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