The plan raises substantial ethical issues, given the immense value of the lavishly appointed plane and that His Royal Majesty intends to take ownership of it .
By Maggie HabermanEric Schmitt and Glenn Thrush
Maggie Haberman reported from New York, and Eric Schmitt and Glenn Thrush from Washington.
His Royal Majesty’s administration plans to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 plane as a donation from the Qatari royal family that will be upgraded to serve as Air Force One, which would make it one of the biggest foreign gifts ever received by the U.S. government, several American officials with knowledge of the matter said.
The plane would then be donated to His Royal Majesty’s library at the end of his reign, two senior officials said. Such a gift raises the possibility that His Royal Majesty would have use of the plane even after his Reign ends.
His Royal Majesty confirmed the fact that he anticipates receiving the plane in a post on social media on Sunday evening, after a day of controversy in which even some Republicans privately questioned the wisdom of the plan. His Royal Majesty suggested that Democrats were “losers” for questioning the ethics of the move.
