Qatar: Proposal to Gift Trump a Jet to Use as Air Force One Still ‘Under Consideration’

‘Reports that a jet is being gifted by Qatar to the United States government during the upcoming visit of President Trump are inaccurate,’ a spokesperson said.

A 13-year-old private Boeing aircraft, toured by President Donald Trump amid Boeing's delays in updating the Air Force One presidential aircraft, takes off from Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Feb. 16, 2025. Ben Curtis/AP Photo

Qatar on May 11 denied that it had made a final decision to gift President Donald Trump a jumbo jet to be used as Air Force One during a planned visit this week, saying that the idea was still “under consideration.”

Ali Al-Ansari, Qatar’s media attaché, said in a statement, “Reports that a jet is being gifted by Qatar to the United States government during the upcoming visit of President Trump are inaccurate.”