President Donald Trump defended his acceptance of a Qatari jet, insisting it wasn’t improper to accept such a massive gift from a foreign government.
“They’re giving us a free jet. I could say, ‘No, no, no, don’t give us — I want to pay you a billion or 400 million,’ or whatever it is. Or I could say, ‘Thank you very much,’” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday.
The Trump administration is preparing to accept a Boeing 747-8 luxury jet from the Qatari royal family, ABC reported Sunday. Sources told ABC that the jet would be used as a new Air Force One during his presidency, after which it would be transferred to the presidential library. The report raised questions about the massive gift and what the nation might expect in return.