Meanwhile…
The USA can’t even make a 747 in 15 years.
There is zero security, strength, or prosperity in the fact that the USA has become so impotent.
“Qatar To Donate…” … Qatar will donate the use of…” …aircraft as a replacement…”
Which is it Russ?
Russ, can I help with some proofreading?
“work on the new VC-25s as along as the administration agrees to …”
And -
“that are one the VC-25s given that Trump has said…”
I expect better from you!
Free!?!?! Donate!?!?!? Uh yeah😕
Why is so much trust given to Boeing given their track record of recent times. Send it to China who will refit it cheaper and quicker with the same tech recently acquired by China anyway!
The corruption of this administration boggles the mind. It’s surpassed only by our nation’s (half of it anyway) acceptance of it. We are circling the drain. But … we’ll get to see some great aircraft flyovers at the King’s birthday parade this June.
America is already owned by Communist China.
Use it for a parts donator.
The idea of a presidential library owning a jet for the personal use of an ex-president is not anything that real presidential libraries do. All except Trump’s are nonprofit museums controlled by a board. They aren’t things established for the use of the ex-President and his family. The AF1 used by Reagan is part of his presidential library but it’s a nonflying piece of the museum. Oh, and Newsweek reports that before joining the Trump administration as AG Pam Bondi was paid $115k per month to lobby for Qatar.
Qatar has been pouring money into colleges in the US, which promotes anti-Semitism.
Qatar tries to position itself as some kind of mediator, quietly MugWump in behaviour. I wonder what Saudis think of Qatar.
As for the airplane, there are other ostentatious ones in Arab states, that one has the full upper deck option, apparently the regime decided it wasn’t worth the upkeep for what may have been little use.
I hope Trump has excellent security on his forthcoming trip. Will Arab states accept F-35 escorts? 
(Suicidal ramming is a risk.)
Enough risk at the G7 palavar in ‘Kananaskis Village’ west of Calgary AB mid-June this year. Aerial exclusion area seems small given speed of some business aircraft. Conferences usually held in hotel there, not ‘glamping’ in the bush.
(Security will be tight, pre-clearance required to live or do business near the village. It was evident for the last big conference, I observed driving from Edmonton past the area on Highway 1. US Army driving south from Edmonton, Springbank airport occupied, clean cut males in new 4bys lounging on banks beside the freeway,)
I commend Trump for trying hard to do something about Iran’s threat to annihilate Jews in Israel with nuclear weapons.
In the coming trip he’s probably trying to advance the Abraham Accords. People like the Saudis fear Iran as they know it would oppress them with nuclear weapons.
This is a gift horse where one hopes the security folks look at its molars very, very carefully. No telling how many microphones, trackers, or other hostile devices get inserted before being handed over to the US.
And lemme get this straight: The US Government is going to spend tens, if not hundreds of millions of dollars to convert this aircraft and then get less than three years’ use out of it before it goes into the presidential library? Where’s DOGE when we need them?
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I’m definitely opposed to giving immigrants a free 747 to cross the boarder. That would spoil them and destroy their work ethic 
It’s a goodwill gift from a middle eastern ally - it would be foolish not to accept this gesture…
It’s not at all obvious that our Orange Julius Caesar won’t still be using AF1 four years from now, Ron.