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The transfer of the jet from Qatar to the Trump administration sparked a political firestorm in the spring among Democrats and several influential Republicans.

According to a memo signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Qatari officials, the free Boeing 747 is a "bona fide gift." ...

Donald Trump said the new luxury plant gifted to him by Qatar is “much too big” for his personal use. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office at the White House on Wednesday, 28 May, the US ...

Qatar’s gift to the Trump administration has drawn accusations of bribery from Democrats and warnings about cost and timeline from aviation experts.

Qatar’s decision to gift Trump a Boeing 747, despite reports that the Pentagon “offered to buy the plane,” is the pinnacle of political influence.

Last week, the Pentagon accepted the emir of Qatar’s gift of a Boeing 747, a $400 million bauble donated for our president to enjoy by a monarch whose family has ruled the tiny Mideast nation ...

Qatar's jet to America is a reminder of how gifts have influenced relationships between nations. Lincoln turned down elephants, which were impractical to care for, from Thailand. The Statue of ...

WASHINGTON − Qatar's gift to the White House of a luxury jumbo jet to serve as President Donald Trump's Air Force One is an "unconditional donation," according to a memorandum of understanding ...

Qatar's gift has also raised swells of anger from Democrats and other critics, some of whom have condemned the exchange as effectively a bribe of a U.S. president.