President Trump, annoyed with the gradual tempo of upgrading the Air Pressure One fleet, needs a brand new airplane this yr —and the royal household in Qatar is about to ship.

His administration is poised to simply accept a luxurious Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet often known as “a flying palace” that was beforehand utilized by the Qatar authorities, in line with media experiences. The plane is value round $400 million, per ABC Information — not together with the communication and defensive upgrades that can be wanted for presidential journey. The U.S. authorities has commissioned protection contractor L3Harris to refurbish it, the Wall Road Journal beforehand reported. 

Legal professionals within the Trump administration say the airplane poses no authorized points though the Structure forbids U.S. authorities officers from accepting presents “from any King, Prince or overseas State,” ABC experiences. It might be the largest overseas reward ever acquired by the U.S. authorities, per The New York Instances.

Lawyer Basic Pam Bondi says the airplane can be given to the U.S. Air Pressure — not Trump — and can be donated to his presidential library when he leaves workplace, per ABC. Trump, who owns a a lot older 757 often known as “Trump Pressure One,” will be capable to proceed utilizing the newer airplane as a non-public citizen, The Instances experiences. 

Trump ordered two new planes for the Air Pressure One fleet throughout his first time period, and Boeing gained an almost $4 billion contract to ship them. However they’re years not on time and billions of {dollars} over funds, and the most recent estimate is they will not be prepared till 2027. 

Trump toured the 13-year-old Qatar airplane in February when it was parked at a Palm Seaside airport and is scheduled to go to the Center East nation subsequent week, ABC experiences. Trump and his household even have enterprise pursuits there — the Trump Group struck a deal in April to construct a luxurious golf resort in Qatar, The Related Press experiences.

It is not the one means Trump is blinging out his second time period. He is hung new portraits with gold frames within the Oval Workplace and added gold ornaments to the mantel of the hearth the place he meets with world leaders. There is a gold FIFA World Cup trophy on a desk beside his desk, golden eagles on a aspect desk and gold “Trump 47” coasters, NPR experiences.

Trump plans so as to add a $100 million ballroom to the White Home and pave a part of the Rose Backyard in order that it resembles the patio at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, The Instances experiences. And he needs to cling a grand chandelier from the Oval Workplace ceiling, per The Instances.

NBC Information experiences the army parade Trump is planning subsequent month in Washington, D.C. — set to be held on the U.S. Military’s 250th anniversary and Trump’s 79th birthday — may value as a lot as $45 million. “Peanuts in comparison with the worth of doing it,” Trump informed NBC’s “Meet the Press.”