Trump insiders reveal true story behind $400 million luxury jet

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : By mid-February, the Times reports, Qatar agreed to send the jet to Florida while Trump was at his Mar-a-Lago resort so he could see it first hand.
49% : At that point, the White House Military Office - which oversees presidential travel - worked with Boeing and the Department of Defense to compile a list of every late model 747 on the market with a business-jet layout, which could easily be retrofitted into a presidential plane.
46% : Trump has hit out at his detractors who urged him to be wary of a 'bribe' But Qatari officials reportedly believed they were selling the jet, with one official telling the Times that no decision has been made yet about transferring the plane to the United States and that legal Qatar's Defense Ministry and the US Department of Defense are still reviewing the legal terms.
46% : 'This is a very simple government-to-government dealing when Ministry of Defense and Department of Defense are still exchanging the possibility of transferring one of our 747-8 to be used as Air Force One and it's still under legal review,' Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani told CNN.
41% : It wound up greatly appealing to President Trump, with its brochure boasting 'soft fabrics of the highest quality' in the bedroom along with 'luxurious leather and exquisite wood veneers' and a 'lavishly designed bathroom' that is 'almost a piece of art.' President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that Qatari officials have offered him their $400 million jumbo jet as a 'gift' to replace aging Air Force One planes Qatari officials had been trying to sell the double-decker luxury jet since 2020 At that point, Trump ordered Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff to begin negotiations with Qatari officials with whom he was intimately familiar after the country's sovereign wealth fund bailed him out of a failed real estate deal in New York City in 2023.
35% : But, Foulkrod said, 'You might find that one-off guy that has a super ego that wants to buy one and ride around in it.' Trump reportedly ordered Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff to begin negotiations with Qatari officials Qatari officials reportedly believed said they were selling the jet The major airlines would not be interested in purchasing the plane because it was not configured for commercial use and it is expensive to maintain It now appears the Qatari officials found that 'guy' with Trump, who the Times reports was left marveling at what he had seen as he was forced to fly back to Washington DC on one of the existing Air Force One 747s.
32% : Trump has boasted on his Truth Social page that the private Boeing 747 is a 'GIFT, FREE OF CHARGE,' and it would be a temporary replacement for Air Force One.
27% : But Trump has since hit out at his detractors as he expressed his concern that his 2018 order for new planes to replace the aging fleet has been continuously delayed by Boeing.
23% : Trump sneered.

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