Trump To Accept $400 Million Jet From Qatar And Could Use It As New Air Force One: Report

The Trump administration is reportedly set to accept a luxury plane from the Qatari royal family and could use it as the Air Force One, in what could be the biggest gift given to the U.S. by a foreign government.

ABC News reported on Sunday that the administration could use the plane as the Air Force One and then transfer it to the Trump presidential library foundation. The outlet added that the gift is expected to be announced next week during Trump's visit to the country as part of the first foreign trip of his second term. He will also visit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

The plane in question is a Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet and is so luxurious it has been described as a "flying palace." Trump toured it while parked at the West Palm Beach International Airport in February.

Considering likely questioning about the ethics of accepting such an expensive gift, the White Counsel's office and the Department of Justice reportedly drafted an analysis for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth saying that it is legal for the Department of Defense to accept as it does not violate laws against bribery or the Constitution's prohibition for officials to accept gifts from "any King, Prince or foreign State."

Quoting sources familiar with the matter, the outlet said Attorney General Pam Bondi and Trump's top White House lawyer, David Warrington, said it would be "legally permissible" to accept the gift, which is estimated to be valued in some $400 million. An aviation company has already been commissioned to carry out the necessary modifications for the plane to be used as the Air Force One.