5 h. ago Trump marvels at wealth of his Arab hosts while he eyes White House and Air Force One upgrades

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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10 h. ago Trump touches down in Qatar amid controversy over luxury jet gift and hopes for Gaza ceasefire

President Donald Trump arrived in Qatar Wednesday amid a controversy about its gift of a new Air Force One and amid hopes he can broker an Israel-Hamas ceasefire.

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11 h. ago Donald Trump wants new £302m Qatari plane so Air Force One can keep up with the royals

Donald Trump provided a list of bizarre reasons for accepting a £302 million gift from Qatar in an interview with Fox host Sean Hannity, saying Air Force One isn't "impressive enough"

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15 h. ago ‘Why wouldn’t I accept a gift?’ stumped Trump asks amid Qatari jet furor

President Donald Trump apparently has no idea what could possibly be concerning about accepting a $400 million gift of an Air Force One replacement from Qatar, the bankroller of Hamas who might look for a favor in the future in return.

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19 h. ago Donald Trump complains Air Force One 'much smaller and less impressive' than Middle East planes

President Donald Trump on Tuesday again defended his decision to accept the gift of a luxury jet from Qatar to serve as Air Force One during his remaining years as president.

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19 h. ago Converting Trump's Qatari jet gift into Air Force One could cost $1billion and take years, experts say

Donald Trump has sparked outrage by accepting a luxury gift from the Qatari royal family in the form of a 747 jumbo jet, with experts warning the conversion process could take years

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29 h. ago Democrats and Republicans speak out on Trump’s plan to accept $400m ‘gift’ plane from ‘Hamas

For President Donald Trump, accepting a free Air Force One replacement from Qatar is a no-brainer.

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34 h. ago US presidents' five most bizarre gifts as Donald Trump handed Qatar's Air Force One replacement

President Donald Trump is not the first US leader to receive a gift while in office - although it could be among the most controversial given its hefty price tag

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35 h. ago Retrofitting Trump’s Qatari Boeing jet for use as Air Force One ‘impossible’ until after 2028, report says

The so-called “free” luxury jet is expected to come with a raft of upgrade and maintenance costs

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41 h. ago Trump’s sons drumming up deal in Qatar amid country’s rumored gift of $400m Air Force One replacement

White House insists Trump is always acting ‘in the best interest of our country’

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41 h. ago Trump’s sons pushing business deals in Qatar amid country’s rumored gift of $400m Air Force One replacement

White House insists Trump is always acting ‘in the best interest of our country’

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49 h. ago Trump wants to come back from Middle East with $1 trillion worth of investment into US

Trump may also be accepting a gifted 747 jumbo jet from the Qataris that could serve as Air Force One

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52 h. ago ‘Just wildly illegal’: top Democrats push to censure Trump’s plan to accept Qatar jet

Four senators, including Cory Booker, say they’ll press for vote against president’s plan to take $400m gift from QatarTop Democrats in the US Senate are pushing for a vote on the floor of the chamber censuring Donald Trump’s reported plan to accept a $400m luxury jet from the royal family of Qatar for use as Air Force One and later as a fixture in the Trump’s personal presidential library.Four Democratic members of the Senate foreign relations committee said on Monday that they would press for a vote later this week. They said that elected officials, including the president, were not allowed to accept large gifts from foreign governments unless authorized to do so by Congress. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Donald Trump accused of 'biggest illegal bribe in US history' over Qatari plane 'gift'

It has emerged the MAGA man, 78, was set to be given an £302 million Air Force One replacement by the Qatari royal family as a present, described as a "palace in the sky"

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63 h. ago Donald Trump poised to accept $400million 'palace in the sky' Boeing 747 from Qatar despite MAGA outrage

MAGA influencer Laura Loomer hits out at planned gift: ‘You have to call a spade a spade’

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64 h. ago Trump fires back as critics and even MAGA loyalists erupt over Qatar Air Force One deal

Trump confirmed his intention of accepting the controversial gift in a fiery Truth Social post on Sunday night.

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67 h. ago Trump to accept $400 million 'flying palace' from Qatar royal family to use as Air Force One and will KEEP it after leaving office

In an extraordinary sign of the friendship between Trump and Qatar's royals, the plane will reportedly be transferred to the ownership of Trump's presidential library foundation.

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3 d. ago Trump to get new ‘flying palace’ Air Force One gift worth $400m during visit to Qatar, report says

The $400 million plane from the Qatari royal family to the U.S. is likely the largest foreign government gift, with the Justice Department insisting it’s legal, not bribery

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4 d. ago Biden still thinks he could have beaten Trump. Do we really need this? | Arwa Mahdawi

The former president points to sexism as the reason for Kamala Harris’s election loss. That’s a dangerous cop-outRaise your hand if you’ve been desperate for Joe Biden to pop up and tell us all, yet again, how he would have handily beaten Donald Trump in 2024.Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Ministers deny handing Donald Trump's White House a 'veto' over Chinese investment in the UK in the terms of new US trade deal

Darren Jones said reports that the White House would be able to block sources of foreign cash were 'nonsense', the day after Sir Keir Starmer and the president announced a tariff-reduction agreement.

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