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(12,412 posts)to use after office."
ABC-- "In what may be the most valuable gift ever extended to the United States from a foreign government, the Trump administration is preparing to accept a super luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from the royal family of Qatar -- a gift that is to be available for use by President Donald Trump as the new Air Force One until shortly before he leaves office, at which time ownership of the plane will be transferred to the Trump presidential library foundation, sources familiar with the proposed arrangement told ABC News."
Newsweek-- "President Donald Trump has accepted a luxury plane as a "gift" from Qatar's royal family that will be used as Air Force One―but will reportedly continue to use the jet even after he leaves office.
"Officials from the Middle Eastern country said the gift was between governments rather than a personal present to Trump, noting the plane was being given by the Qatari Ministry of Defense to the Pentagon. The Boeing 747-8 jet will be retrofitted to make it suitable for use as the presidential plane, including the addition of heightened security features.
However, the jet will then be donated to Trump's presidential library when he leaves office, meaning he can continue to use it, according to multiple news outlets."
WaPo-- "Such was the case Monday amid reports that the Trump administration is considering accepting a gift of a multi-hundred-million-dollar palace in the sky aircraft from Qatar to use as Air Force One. The plane would then, according to an ABC News report Sunday, be transferred to Trumps presidential library foundation."