Trump’s administration plans to accept a Boeing 747-8 as a gift from Qatar, to serve as Air Force One. Democrats raise concerns over ethics and foreign influence, questioning legality of Qatar gifting $400M plane to U.S. Trump frustrated with delays in new Air Force One planes, plans to accept Qatar’s gift for temporary use.

President Donald Trump has plans to accept a super luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet as a gift from the royal family of Qatar. He intends to turn this plane into the new Air Force One — the plane that transports the president.

Trump defended the idea — what would amount to a president accepting an astonishingly valuable gift from a foreign government — as a fiscally smart move for the country.