Qatar gives Trump a "flying palace" to replace Air Force One.

BarcelonaDonald Trump isn't doing anything. Nor is he reluctant to accept the most valuable gift ever offered to an American president: a high-end Boeing 747 from the Qatari royal family to replace the presidential plane, Air Force One. Critics who consider it corruption and bribery have been in vain: the Republican has boasted about the gift, arguing that it's a savings for the American taxpayer. The announcement coincides with Trump's visit this week to the petromonarchies of the Persian Gulf: Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar.

"The fact that the Department of Defense is receiving a free gift of a 747 to temporarily replace Air Force One, in a transparent and public transfer, is so upsetting to the corrupt Democrats that they insist we paid many millions of dollars for the aircraft," he said Sunday in a post on his Truth Social network. This came after the Gulf emirate attempted to address media reports about the gift, in a statement saying the deal was not finalized.

$400 million

According to ABC, the jet, a luxury jumbo jet described as a "flying palace," is valued at $400 million. The US president will use it as the new Air Force One, and it will then be transferred to his foundation. Once the gift is finalized, the jumbo jet will be transferred to the US Air Force for the military to make the required security modifications.

official act, so they do not consider it bribery. These lawyers drafted an analysis for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reiterating that the plane did not violate federal laws prohibiting US government officials from accepting gifts from foreign states or their royalty. The US Air Force, which will then be transferred to Trump's presidential library foundation, not directly to him. But this argument has not convinced critics.America first"It's not just bribery: it's premium foreign influence with extra legroom."