Editing Air Force One (section)

=== Boeing 747-8 from the royal family of Qatar ===
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The Trump administration wants to accept a [[Boeing 747-8]] as a gift from the [[House of Thani|royal family of Qatar]] and use it as the new Air Force One. With an estimated value of US$400 million, this would be the most valuable gift extended to the US from a foreign government. Although the gift will be transferred at first to the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] and subsequently to the [[Donald J. Trump Presidential Library|Trump presidential library foundation]], it could be still in violation of the [[Foreign Emoluments Clause|Emoluments Clause]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Karl |first=Jonathan |title= Trump administration poised to accept 'palace in the sky' as a gift for Trump from Qatar: Sources |url= https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=121680511 |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref> For this aircraft to be used as Air Force One, it would have to undergo extensive inspection and modifications to afford the protection to the president that current Air Force One aircraft provide. These modifications would not be done until after 2028.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Liddell |first=James |date=May 13, 2025 |title=Retrofitting Trump’s Qatari Boeing jet for use as Air Force One ‘impossible’ until after 2028, report says |url=https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/other/retrofitting-trump-s-qatari-boeing-jet-for-use-as-air-force-one-impossible-until-after-2028-report-says/ar-AA1EG7Kq?ocid=BingNewsSerp |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=www.msn.com}}</ref>