Donald Trump Reportedly Set To Accept ‘$400,000,000 Palace In The Sky’

Reports suggest the Trump administration is gearing up to accept an incredibly expensive and one-of-a-kind gift offered to the United States by a foreign government.

The gift in question is a lavish Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet, valued at around $400 million. Nicknamed the ‘flying palace’, it’s reportedly coming from the royal family of Qatar and could soon be handed over to the president.

The aircraft, which is about 13 years old, would first be upgraded to meet U.S. military standards for transporting a sitting president. It would then be officially transferred to the presidential library sometime before January 1, 2029.

What’s more, the U.S. Air Force is reportedly set to cover any expenses related to the transfer process.

The new jet could replace Air Force OneSAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images

Trump has already seen the jet up close. He toured it back in February while it was stationed at West Palm Beach International Airport in Florida.

Still, the gift has stirred up concern, especially when it comes to ethics. Some are questioning whether it’s appropriate for a sitting president to accept such an extravagant item from a foreign country, with fears it might cross into bribery territory.

Many others slammed the extravagant gesture, calling it “bribery on the highest scale.”

“Nothing says American exceptionalism like not being able to build our own AF-1. Nothing says MAGA failure like actually accepting this as a gift,” they added.

According to legal advice they received, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to determine that it would be lawful to accept the jet and later transfer it to the Trump library.

The ruling would argue that accepting the gift wouldn’t breach any laws related to bribery or the part of the U.S. Constitution that bars officials from accepting gifts from foreign powers like kings or princes.

Officials from both the DOJ and the White House maintain that because there’s no condition tied to an official action, the gift avoids being labeled as a bribe. Also, since the jet is being gifted to the U.S. Air Force and not Trump personally, it doesn’t count as a foreign gift to an individual.