Pentagon accepted a free Qatar aircraft for Trump

According to RCO News Agency, the US Department of Defense announced Wednesday that it has accepted a Boeing aircraft from Qatar, which will be used to move US President Donald Trump after redesign.

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parrenell said in a statement that US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegest has accepted the Boeing 2 aircraft within the framework of all federal laws and regulations.

“The Ministry of Defense will try to ensure that appropriate security measures and operational requirements for the airline that move the US president,” Parrenell said.

The New York Times reported that the Pentagon had accepted the aircraft from the Qatari government.

A spokesman for the US Air Force also said in a statement: “According to the defense minister, the Air Force is preparing a contract for the redesign of the Boeing aircraft for executive flights. The details of this contract are confidential. “

The Pentagon chief’s acceptance came just days after the CBS News confirmed that the Qatar royal family was planning to donate an aircraft for Trump’s use.

The gift was first reported by ABC News. The giant aircraft, worth $ 5 million, is set to be donated to Trump’s upcoming presidential library, just before the end of his presidency.

Trump told reporters last week that the Qataris “give us a gift” and regretted that the current Air Force One plane is almost five years old.

“If we could get a aircraft 2 as a help to the Department of Defense for many years while they are making new aircraft, I think that was a big favor,” Donald Trump said. I can be a stupid person and say, no, we don’t want a free aircraft! “

The US president continues to defend the aircraft from Qatar and wrote on social media that the Boeing aircraft will be donated to the Defense Ministry and will be used as “Provisional Airfours” until new aircraft arrives.

“Why our army, and as a result of taxpayers, have to spend hundreds of millions of dollars when we can get this free from a country that wants to appreciate us for our good performance?” This great savings will spend instead of better America! Only one fool will not accept this gift from the country. “

A White House spokesman also emphasized Monday that the aircraft had been donated to the nation and the Air Force.

“The Qatari government, the Qatari royal family, has proposed to donate the aircraft to the US Air Force, and the donation will be accepted based on all legal and ethical requirements,” he said. The aircraft will be redesigned by the US Department of Defense and Air Force. “This plane is not a personal gift or donation to the US president.”

However, the news of the gift has raised concerns among members of Congress and raised the question of whether the deal is consistent with federal ethical laws.

Richie Torres, the New York Democratic Representative, sent a letter to three government domestic supervisory bodies last week and urged them to examine the gift of the gift and to consult a consultant whether it violates federal ethical laws and the “gifts” clause in the constitution, which deprives foreign officials.

“The US presidency is not a personal heritage,” he wrote. There is no office to make Donald Trump rich. This position belongs to “We People”. “If we do not set the boundary here, there may be no boundaries soon.”

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