President Donald Trump announced that the Persian Gulf emirate of Qatar was giving the United States a Boeing 747-8 jet to replace the aging Air Force One aircrafts used by the president. But the proposed gift has raised a maelstrom of legal questions from Democrats,

Follow for live updates as Trump continues his Middle East trip in Saudi Arabia and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies on Capitol Hill.

The president may be thirsting for a new four-engine jumbo jet, but many governments and royal families are unloading their fuel-guzzling palaces in the sky.

Before Trump began his visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, his sons Eric and Donald Jr. had already traveled the Middle East extensively in recent weeks. They were drumming up business for The Trump Organization, which they are running in their father’s stead while he’s in the White House.

If the luxury plane is accepted, it will be taken to the Pentagon, where it will be transformed into an Air Craft One.

The Trump administration will reportedly accept a $400 million Boeing 747 from Qatar to temporarily use as Air Force One.

Donald Trump is the most powerful and famous person on the planet, and the American president is at the helm of the biggest economy and the strongest military.

The Democratic National Committee plans a protest. It involves flying a banner near Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home. This action opposes Trump's acceptance of a luxury plane from Qatar. Critics worry about potential influence.