Trump may accept 747 from Qatar to use as Air Force One

US President Donald Trump's administration intends to accept a Boeing 747-8 as a gift from the Qatari royal family that would be outfitted to serve as Air Force One, according to a source briefed on the matter.

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The luxury plane, which would be one of the most valuable gifts ever received by the US government, would eventually be donated to Mr Trump's presidential library after he leaves office, the source said. A new commercial 747-8 costs approximately US$400 million (13.1 billion baht).

In a post on his social media site Truth Social late on Sunday, Mr Trump appeared to confirm the proposal.

"So the fact that the Defense Department is getting a GIFT, FREE OF CHARGE, of a 747 aircraft to replace the 40 year old Air Force One, temporarily, in a very public and transparent transaction, so bothers the Crooked Democrats that they insist we pay, TOP DOLLAR, for the plane," he wrote.