The Constitution bars federal officials from accepting gifts from foreign states without the consent of Congress.

In May 2025, the nation of Qatar gave the Department of Defense a Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet to be remodeled into a new Air Force One.

Donald Trump said that the Dollars saved by accepting Qatar's Boeing gift will instead be spent to 'Make America Great Again!'

Trump attacks foreign and even Qatari donations to the Clinton Foundation. Now he wants to accept the biggest gift of all.

"Can't beat free," one Republican senator said of the president's plan to accept the luxury gift from the monarchy of Qatar.

Trump’s plan to accept a $400 million plane from Qatar has ignited a full-blown firestorm among Democrats in Congress

The president boasts the plane, which will be used as Air Force One until he leaves office, is a "gift, free of charge," but Democrats fear it is "bribery."

Several top Republicans in Congress have expressed concerns about the 747 deal, including that the plane would be a security risk.

For President Donald Trump, accepting a free Air Force One replacement from Qatar is a no-brainer. But Trump’s plan threatens to turn a global symbol of American power into an airborne collection of ethical,

President Donald Trump thinks it would be “stupid” to turn down a free airplane from Qatar. However, some experts have already warned that the plane could end up costing billions to retrofit and maintain.

President Donald Trump would plainly like America to be more like the Gulf states he’s touring on the first big foreign trip of his new term.