Air Force One, Trump and Qatar
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Donald Trump is the most powerful and famous person on the planet, and the American president is at the helm of the biggest economy and the strongest military.
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A $96 billion deal with Qatar Airways comes as Boeing struggles to deliver its Air Force One replacement and Trump seems poised to accept a Boeing jet from the Qatari royal family.
Converting a luxury jet gifted by Qatar to President Donald Trump into a replacement for Air Force One could potentially cost hundreds of millions of dollars and it could take up two years to install the necessary security equipment,
President Trump’s confirmation that the United States may accept a presidential aircraft gifted from Qatar marked the latest escalation in his clash with Boeing.
Security experts told BI that the work required to make a plane from Qatar ready to be Air Force One would be like building a new plane.
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Any donation to this government is always done in full compliance with the law,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday.
President Donald Trump defended Qatar gifting the U.S. a jet to use as Air Force One as the new fleet is still under construction.
The Saudi investment forum played two of America's unofficial anthems as entrance music for President Trump's remarks: the theme song from the movie "Air Force One" and Lee Greenwood's "God Bless The USA.