President Donald Trump has hit back at criticism of a $400million ‘flying palace’ he has been offered by the Qatari royal family amid fierce backlash from Democrats and MAGA loyalists.
By BRITTANY CHAIN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
Trump appeared to confirm his intent to accept the lavish gift – widely considered the most opulent to ever be proposed from a foreign government – in a fiery Truth Social post on Sunday night.
Qatar has offered Trump the $400 million super luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet for him to use as Air Force One after infuriating and costly delays to an order he placed with Boeing for two new aircrafts during his first term in 2018.
Trump will reportedly keep the plane for his personal use after leaving the White House in a deal which would see ownership transferred to his presidential library foundation at the end of his term.
‘The Defense Department is getting a GIFT, FREE OF CHARGE, of a 747 aircraft to replace the 40 year old Air Force One, temporarily, in a very public and transparent transaction, so bothers the Crooked Democrats,’ Trump wrote on Sunday night.
He said Democrats ‘insist we pay TOP DOLLAR for the plane… The Dems are World Class Losers!!!! MAGA.’
But Democrats aren’t the only critics of the plan. Some of Trump’s most loyal MAGA followers have been the most outspoken and vocal complainants.
MAGA influencer Laura Loomer led the charge on Sunday, writing on X: ‘I love President Trump. I would take a bullet for him.
‘But, I have to call a spade a spade. We cannot accept a $400 million ‘gift’ from jihadists in suits.’
Loomer claimed Qataris ‘fund the same Iranian proxies in Hamas and Hezbollah who have murdered US Service Members. The same proxies that have worked with the Mexican cartels to get jihadists across our border.’