Qatar’s Jet for Trump Faces Backlash, Ethics Concerns in Senate

May 13, 2025, 12:06 AM UTC

Senate Democrats are weighing how to formally rebuke President Donald Trump over reports that Qatar will give him a luxury Boeing 747-8 jet for free to use as Air Force One.

Officials from the US and Qatar said they were discussing an arrangement where Qatar would offer the estimated $400 million plane as a gift — a proposal drawing a swift backlash over ethics concerns in Congress. A group of Democratic senators said Monday they will ask the Senate to vote on a resolution to reiterate that “no one should use public service for personal gain through foreign gifts.”

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