Agence France-Presse reports:
US President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed ethics concerns over his plans to receive a new Air Force One plane as a gift from Qatar.
“It’s a great gesture,” he said when asked if Qatar would expect anything in exchange.
“I would never be one to turn down that kind of an offer. I mean, I could be a stupid person, say ‘no we don’t want a free, very expensive airplane.'”
Read the full article. In the final clip below, Trump declares that if it weren’t for him, Qatar “wouldn’t even exist right now.”
Reporter: What do you have say to people who view that luxury jet as a personal gift to you.
Trump: You are ABC fake news. You should be embarrassed..
There was a golfer and he had a motto: when they give you a putt, you say thank you very much… a lot of people are stupid,… pic.twitter.com/V2jgAAGohW
— Acyn (@Acyn) May 12, 2025
Trump on the $400 million plane from Qatar: “I would never be one to turn down that kind of an offer. I mean, I could be a stupid person and say ‘I don’t want a free, very expensive airplane.'” pic.twitter.com/UwOU69FJIZ
— FactPost (@factpostnews) May 12, 2025
Donald Trump on accepting a $400 million plane from Qatar:
“I would never be one to turn down that kind of an offer. I mean, I could be a stupid person. Say ‘no, we don’t want a free very expensive airplane.’ But it was, I thought it was a great gesture.” pic.twitter.com/xMtio6h1G8
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) May 12, 2025