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jerrab » 5 minutes ago » wrote: ↑

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//////////////Mr. Trump has rejected criticism that accepting a gift plane from a foreign government presents a conflict of interest or a security risk. The administration has spent the last year retrofitting the Qatari jumbo jet for presidential use."Why should our military, and therefore our taxpayers, be forced to pay hundreds of millions of Dollars when they can get it for FREE from a country that wants to reward us for a job well done," Mr. Trump posted on Truth Social last year. "Only a FOOL would not accept this gift on behalf of our Country."The president has said the Qatari jet would be used until a new fleet of Boeing planes are delivered to the Air Force in 2028. /////////////////////////

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/air-force- ... ump-qatar/

/////////////////A new Boeing 747-8 is valued at about $400 million, the New York Times reported last year. Retrofitting the aircraft for the presidential fleet was also expected to cost hundreds of millions of dollars.///////////////////////////