“The Boeing 747 is being given to the United States Air Force/Department of Defense, NOT TO ME! It is a gift from a Nation, Qatar, that we have successfully defended for many years,” Trump said in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, late on Tuesday, May 13.

President Donald Trump is brushing off bipartisan backlash over a $400 million Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar—insisting the luxurious aircraft isn’t for him, but for the country. The president, now deep into his Middle East trip,