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.

It’s Wednesday, and we’re halfway through the week! Unfortunately, the rain is expected to continue through the weekend. In today’s issue: Trump touts record Boeing deal in Qatar

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 Saudis enticed President Donald Trump with a mobile McDonald’s, but Qatar went a step further, escorting him from the airport with a Cybertruck-led motorcade. The president landed in the wealthy emirate after it gave Air Force One an eight fighter-jet escort and promised Trump a $400 million jumbo jet of his own.

In May 2025, the nation of Qatar gave the Department of Defense a Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet to be remodeled into a new Air Force One.

President Donald Trump is poised to accept a jet from Qatar to be used as Air Force One.ABC News reported that Attorney General Pam Bondi signed off on the potential deal.Trump is receiving pushback from some of his most fervent MAGA loyalists over the issue.

President Donald Trump is reportedly set to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from the royal family of Qatar during a trip to the Middle East this week, though the Qatari government has said it hasn’t made a final decision to do so.

President Trump attacked Democratic lawmakers for criticizing his upcoming receipt of a luxury Boeing jet from Qatar. In a Sunday night post on Truth Social, the president dismissed critics of a reported plan for him to receive a Boeing 747-8 airplane from the government of Qatar. The plane would replace Air Force One, according to…