The United States formally accepts Qatar Leigh Jets as Trump for Air Force One

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth accepted a luxury Boeing 747 aircraft from Qatar for President Donald Trump to be used as Air Force One, the Pentagon said Wednesday.

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said the U.S. Department of Defense will “ensure proper safety measures for aircraft” to ensure the president's safe use. He added that the aircraft was “compliant with all federal rules and regulations.”

Trump defended the gift, which appeared on his recent trip to the Middle East to save on taxes.

Trump posted on his social media website on his journey: “Why should our military and our taxpayers be forced to pay hundreds of millions of dollars.”

“Palace in the sky”

However, others say Trump's acceptance of the plane known as “Sky Palace” is a violation us The Constitution prohibits foreign gifts. Democrats are united, and even some of the Republican president's allies in Congress have expressed concern.

“This unprecedented action is a stain on the president's office and cannot be answered,” said Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer. “Unless Americans are transparent about this shady deal, which obviously includes the corruption plot of Donald Trump leaving the plane in the library after he left the office, I will continue to serve as all Justice Department political candidates.”

Schumer introduced legislation that would prohibit any foreign aircraft from being used as Air Force One and prohibit the use of taxpayer funds to modify or restore the aircraft. But on Wednesday, Kansas Republican Sen. Roger Marshall, who opposed Schumer's request for a vote, preventing the vote. He did not give any explanation for objection.

Critics point out that it is necessary to renovate the aircraft to meet safety requirements, which will be expensive and take time.

“This unconstitutional action will not only cause our country to lose its dignity, but will also force taxpayers to waste more than $1 billion in taxpayer dollars to overhaul if we don't have one aircraft at the moment, but two fully capable Air Force aircraft for overhauls,” said Senator Illinois of Illinois.

She said at a hearing Tuesday that accepting the planes that rule the family of Kathari was “dangerous action.”

“Really outrageous”

Not only the current lawmakers, they criticize what is happening between the United States and Qatar.

“The US president will accept $400 million in $747 from a foreign government, and any foreign government… is indeed outrageous.”

U.S. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink told Senators Hegseth had ordered the service to start planning how to update the jets to meet the required standards, acknowledging that it would require “significant” modifications.

The Air Force said in a statement that it was preparing to grant a contract to modify Boeing 747 aircraft, but any details were classified.

Trump was asked Wednesday about his actions when he met South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office. “They are giving the U.S. Air Force a plane,” Trump said.

Trump said it was “not given to me, the U.S. Air Force so they can help us.”

Ramaphosa, who sat next to Trump in the Oval Office, has been working to repair his relationship with the president, said: “I'm sorry, I don't have a plane to give you.”

“If your country provides aircraft to the U.S. Air Force, I'll take this aircraft,” Trump said.

Trump has not put forward a rapidly escalating national security requirement, rather than waiting for Boeing to complete the new Air Force that has been working on for years.

He tried to strike down some of the opposition by saying that his term would not fly around on the plane at the end of his life. Instead, he said the plane will be donated to a future presidential library, similar to how the Boeing 707 used by U.S. President Ronald Reagan was retired and exhibited as a museum work.