Only 'stupid person' would turn down 'free plane' from Qatar: Trump
President Donald Trump responded to critics who say he should not accept a "free" Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from Qatar to serve as the new Air Force One.
During a White House press conference on drug prices, the president was asked if Qatar wanted anything in exchange for the airplane.
"Well, I think what happens with the plane is that, you know, we're very disappointed that it's taking Boeing so long to build a new Air Force One," Trump replied. "You look at some of the Arab countries and the planes they have parked alongside of the United States of America plane. It's like from a different planet."
Trump insisted Qatar was "very nice" to offer the plane.
"And if we can get a 747 as a contribution to our Defense Department to use during a couple of years while they're building the other ones, I think that was a very nice gesture," he said. "Now, I could be a stupid person to say, oh, no, we don't want a free plane. We give free things, and we'll take one too."
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Trump vowed to have the jet placed in his presidential library at the end of his term.
"Someday it'll be like Ronald Reagan, they decommission them," he vowed. "It'll go to my library."
Trump was also asked if he planned to use the plane after leaving office.
"No, it would go directly to the library after I leave office," he insisted.