Qatar says no final decision made on gifting Trump a jet to use as Air Force One

[spanone]

WTF?

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump reportedly is ready to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet as a gift from the ruling family of Qatar during his trip to the Middle East this coming week, and U.S. officials say it could be converted into a potential presidential aircraft.

The Qatari government acknowledged discussions between the two countries about “the possible transfer” of a plane to be used temporarily as Trump’s Air Force One, but denied that the jet “is being gifted” or that a final had been decision made.

ABC News reported that Trump will use the aircraft at his presidential plane until shortly before he leaves office in January 2029, when ownership will be transferred to the foundation overseeing his yet-to-be-built presidential library.

The gift was expected to be announced when Trump visits Qatar, according to ABC’s report, as part of a trip that also includes stops in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the first extended foreign travel of his second term.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-qatar-gift-jet-air-force-one-7f9afb461c6b3ac16fca3bb0973715ff

[Lovie777]

1. Say what?.....

[Journeyman]

2. Cue Nelson Muntz . . .

[malaise]

3. Just imagine if this idea was being discussed

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and the president was Biden or Obama

[spanone]

6. The shit just gets crazier and crazier....

[Maru Kitteh]

14. Jesus. ESPECIALLY OBAMA."Seecrit Moozlim! We tol' you!"

Holy shit they would have stroked out en masse.

[Kid Berwyn]

16. Ya know Fatass McTraitor will not be handing over the keys when the "lease" is up.

Qatari experts will have to use anti-superglue to get them out of his hands.

[OAITW r.2.0]

4. Luxury with the very latest Russian signal intel built in!

[hlthe2b]

8. Yup...

and maybe a hidden "kill" switch too. (I will only comment that I'd not want innocents on that plane, including the pilots and staff).

[Kid Berwyn]

17. Each flush of the pee-residental royal-T toilet flush analyzed personally by Stephen Miller.

It's a taste test.

[malaise]

18. LOL

They are both full of shit

Rec

[TheBlackAdder]

5. Adam Mockler: Pam Bondi Approved -- She's a Registered Foreign Agent of Qatar

It's legal. Pam Bondi and Pete Hegseth says so.

[DET]

7. Translation

Trump strong armed Qatar into promising to loan him a plane. But to Trump, possession is nine-tenths of the law, so it’s his for life. And, of course, as the consummate grifter, the American people will never see that plane again once he leaves office. Meanwhile, Qatar has learned a valuable lesson.

[LiberalArkie]

9. Not a gift? Being sold for an undisclosed agreed upon transaction?

[PCIntern]

12. Yes. $1.00.

[UTUSN]

10. Waiting for spare parts. Especially the surveillance ones.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

11. This deal may smell too bad for Qatar

The ABC article outlines how Bondi approved this transaction. The trouble is that Bondi has a conflict

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[dalton99a]

21. +1. Spread this far and wide

[OAITW r.2.0]

22. It's "Fuck You" corruption to the American system of Constitutional Government.

Trump says "I own the Republican Party and this collection of Sycophants and Suck-ups wili protect my 34x convicted, felonious ass at all costs.

[Disaffected]

13. The article needs spell-checking.

It left out the "r" in "gift".

[Kid Berwyn]

15. Trump already claimed it?

One thing I do know, it he gets his short fingers on that jet he will never let his "flying palace" go.

[Greg_In_SF]

19. I seriously doubt

this is going to happen. Trump would be out of office by the time the plane was outfitted for Presidential use.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

20. Planes. There has to be more than one.

At least two, maybe three, so regular maintenance can be done and there's still an "Air Force One" ready to fly.

And you're right. Upgrading for presidential use, including in-flight refueling and other changes that are no doubt classified, should take a few years.

[A HERETIC I AM]

23. One of the reasons the Air Force wanted to go with the 747-8

is because of its superior range, much longer than the -200 models currently in use.

So they were not going to retrofit them for in-flight refueling.

But I'm betting this whole thing is a non-starter. The Air Force nor the Secret Service is going to let him fly on a plane that is not equipped with the communications and defensive capabilities the current aircraft possess.