The New York Times and ABC News reported that the plane would be used as an Air Force and would later be donated to Trump’s Presidential Library.
F-47 Fighter plane announced by President Trump awards Boeing contract
During a press conference inside the oval office, President Trump announced the contract award to Boeing to develop a new F-47 fighter jet.
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is poised to embrace the luxurious Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet of Qatar’s royal family, converted into a new air force, according to multiple news reports.
The New York Times and ABC News reported that the plane would later be donated to Trump’s Presidential Library. According to the Associated Press and Times, Trump will be making his first major foreign trip to the Middle East this week, making his major foreign trip to the Middle East this week.
Trump appeared to confirm plans to accept the plane as a gift, as he denounced democratic critics of the exchange in his evening post on True Society on May 11th.
“So the fact that the Pentagon is temporarily receiving free gifts from 747 aircraft to replace the 40-year-old Air Force with a very public and transparent deal is causing planes to plague the bent Democrats we insist on paying. Anyone can!” Trump said. “Dem is a world class loser!!”
The emoluments clause of the Constitution prohibits anyone who holds in his position from accepting any kind, duties, or title of any kind, from a king, prince, or foreign state, without the consent of the Congress.
ABC News reported that Attorney General Pam Bondy and Trump’s top White House lawyer David Warrington have concluded that jets are “legally acceptable” as long as they are moved to Trump’s presidential library before his term ends.