I love Qatar Force One, super glitzy with a snazzy paint job, perfectly suited for this President.
To nobody’s surprise, after he leaves office, Trump will be taking the $400 million Air Force One the Qataris bribed him with. To the victors go the spoils.
Praise Be to Allah.
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Is it too much to ask the less educated among us to do 2 mins of researching before spewing incorrect talking points their hateful media have spoon fed them?
Based on the arrangement that has been publicly described and on the plane's current status, there are
two different answers depending on whether you're asking about the aircraft itself or Trump's use of it.
If the aircraft is serving as Air Force One
The Boeing 747 donated by Qatar was accepted by the
U.S. Department of Defense, not by Donald Trump personally. It has been modified and entered service as a temporary presidential aircraft (Air Force One is the call sign for any Air Force aircraft carrying the president).
Once Trump leaves offic
- It will no longer be Air Force One, because only the aircraft carrying the sitting president uses that call sign.
- The next president would decide, together with the Air Force, whether to:
- continue using it as a presidential aircraft for a period of time, or
- retire it once the long-delayed new VC-25B presidential aircraft are fully operational
Will Trump keep the plane?
This has been one of the most controversial aspects of the story.
Earlier reporting in 2025 suggested the aircraft would eventually be transferred to Trump's presidential library foundation after he left office.
However, when the gift was formally accepted, the memorandum of understanding described it as an
unconditional donation to the U.S. government, with
no requirement from Qatar regarding what happens to the aircraft afterward.
As of today:
- The aircraft is in U.S. government service as a presidential transport.
- There has not been a final, legally settled public determination that it will become part of Trump's presidential library after he leaves office. That possibility has been widely discussed, but it remains politically and legally contested.
Most likely outcome
The most likely scenario is:
- The plane remains a U.S. government aircraft while needed.
- Once the new purpose-built presidential aircraft replace it, the government decides whether to:
- retain it for other executive transport,
- place it in a museum,
- dispose of it through normal federal procedures, or
- transfer it if authorized under applicable law.
Exactly which of those occurs has not yet been officially announced.