Pentagon accepts $400 million jet from Qatar
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Nicknamed the "flying Oval Office," modern Air Force One planes are equipped with everything the president might need.
STORY: The United States has accepted a luxury Boeing 747 jetliner as a gift from Qatar.The Air Force has asked to find a way to upgrade it for use as a new Air Force One.That's according to the Pentagon on Wednesday.
The Defense Department formally accepted a luxury Boeing Co. 747-8 jumbo jet from Qatar to temporarily serve as the new Air Force One for President Donald Trump, one of the biggest foreign gifts ever given to the US government.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday rolled out a new bill aimed at President Trump’s potential acceptance of a Qatari luxury jet to serve as the next Air Force One. The
N.Y., said Monday he will introduce a bill that would “prohibit any foreign aircraft from being used as Air Force One,” targeting the $400 million luxury plane President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to accept and use as Air Force One from Qatar.