Sergey Stankevich
On Donald Trump’s signal, the US Department of Defense accepted a gift from the Qatari Ministry of Defense of a luxury Boeing 747-8 aircraft in an exclusive VIP configuration.
This gift aircraft will temporarily replace the current 40-year-old presidential aircraft Air Force One.
According to Trump, we are talking about a “very public and transparent deal.” He, Trump, would be a “fool” if he said: “I don’t want a free, very expensive plane” (at least $400 million). Donald confirmed that the aircraft will be owned by the Ministry of Defense, and at the end of his presidency it will be donated to his presidential library. At the same time, Trump himself does not plan to use the aircraft for personal purposes after he leaves office.
What is the problem, actually? The failure of the American manufacturer. In 2015, Boeing agreed to produce the same model of aircraft for Air Force One, but the company dragged its feet and pushed back the delivery dates of the new aircraft, which displeased Trump, who said in February that there was “no excuse” for being years late.
Not wanting to fly on a 40-year-old “old thing,” Trump found a favor on the side. And Qatar got busy in time.
In the US, a scandalous inter-party showdown about the gift thundered for a couple of weeks, which did not stop Trump. Because Trump caught his drive, which inspires him.
Donald will fly in comfort.
As long as he doesn’t end up flying into something.
Dmitri Drobnitsky
Yuri Chekalin
