Qatari officials said the plane was being given by the Qatari Ministry of Defense to the Pentagon but Trump said the Boeing 747-8 jet will be used as Air Force One—the official presidential plane and according to multiple reports, after he leaves office, it will be transferred to the Trump presidential library foundation.

The decision by President Donald Trump to accept a $400 million luxury jet as a gift from Qatar has struck a nerve with several GOP senators. A number of Republican lawmakers, including MAGA loyalists,

As diplomats around the world struggle to figure out Trump, Qatar may have found the perfect way to please the American president—dangling a supersized gift to stroke his ego.

The Qatari royal family gifted the US President Donald Trump a Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet, which is the most expensive gift ever received by the American government.

President Donald Trump has arrived in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh this morning as part of a landmark visit to three Gulf states this week, which has been clouded by backlash over a potential luxury jet gift from Qatar.

"A gift of this size from a foreign government is unprecedented in our nation's history," said Jessica Levison, a clinical professor of law.