Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said there will be “plenty of scrutiny” of a controversial decision by President Trump to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jetliner from Qatar to become the

President Donald Trump has a new excuse for why he is accepting a $400 million luxury jumbo jet from the government of Qatar right as he is engaging in diplomatic talks in the Middle East, a development so controversial that even some Republicans are recoiling from it.

Congressional Republicans and Democrats express security and ethical concerns over President Trump's interest in accepting a $400 million airplane from Qatar as a new Air Force One. The controversy centers around potential security risks and violations of the emoluments clause,