According to a statement from Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell, “The secretary of defense has accepted a Boeing 747 from Qatar in accordance with all federal rules and regulations. The Department of Defense will work to ensure proper security measures and functional-mission requirements are considered for an aircraft used to transport the president of the United States.” According to the New York Times, President Trump also confirmed the action. “They’re giving the United States Air Force a jet, and it’s a great thing,” he said. Trump has also said he would like the work of retrofitting the Qatari jet to required security and performance standards, to be completed as soon as the end of this year. President Trump has expressed the desire to accept the aircraft as a donation to his presidenti

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