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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.
ABC News reported on Sunday that Trump was ready to accept a super luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from the royal family of Qatar to be used as Air Force One. The report was met with swift backlash from liberals and even some MAGA loyalists, with many calling the gift a “bribe.”
As Jon Stewart returned to The Daily Show this week, he has some questions about the Trump administration’s latest shady dealings with country that has ties to terrorist organizations. On Monday’s episode of the Comedy Central show,
The Qatari luxury jet offered to Trump is in San Antonio, Texas, suggesting that improvements to the plane may already be underway. But officials have raised security concerns.
U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday vowed to block all of President Donald Trump's nominees to the Justice Department until the agency reports what it knows about Qatar's offer to give Trump's administration a $400 million airplane.