Reports of the gift comes just before President Trump is set to travel to the Middle East this week, with a stop in Qatar.

The existing planes used as Air Force One are heavily modified.

Qatar, for its part, has said that the matter is still under consideration. In a statement to The New York Times, Qatari spokesperson Ali Al-Ansari confirmed that discussions between Qatar's Ministry of Defence and the US Department of Defence are ongoing, but emphasised that "no decision has been made".

President Donald Trump told people criticizing his decision to accept a luxury jet from Qatar to pipe down Sunday in a late-night post on Truth Social. The issue united both Democrats and Republicans in outrage after ABC News broke the story that Trump planned to take the $400 million Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet to use as his new Air Force One. But the president called those who questioned the ethical implications of such a massive gift “world class losers” in a scathing statement.

US President Donald Trump has defended plans to receive a new Air Force One as a gift, after reports he will accept a luxury Boeing jet from Qatar despite strict rules on presents for US presidents.

The Trump administration intends to accept a Boeing 747-8 plane as a gift from the Qatari royal family that would then be outfitted to serve as Air Force One, ABC News reported on Sunday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.

Trump defended the idea of the US President accepting such a valuable gift from a foreign government as a fiscally shrewd move for the country.

President Trump is ready to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet as a gift from the ruling family of Qatar during his trip to the Middle East this week, and U.S. officials say it could be convert...

Donald Trump has been forced to defend accepting a $400million 'flying palace' offered to him by Qatar after facing a massive backlash over the deal.

President Donald Trump reportedly is set to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet as a gift from the royal family of Qatar.

President Donald Trump's administration is facing calls for an ethics probe amid plans to accept a $400-million "palace in the sky" jet from Qatar.

Critics on both sides of the aisle slammed the development.

President Donald Trump is expected to receive a luxury jet from Qatar for use as the new Air Force One.The gift raises questions under the foreign

'ABC News on Sunday reported President Donald Trump is poised to accept “what may be the most valuable gift ever extended to the United States from a foreign government” — “a super luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from the royal family of Qatar” to be used “as the new Air Force One until shortly befo...