The United States government received a 747 aircraft as a gift from the Amir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
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Badlands MediaOct 15, 2026
The sources consistently report that the US government accepted a Boeing 747 jet as a gift from Qatar's royal family, with several tying the gift to Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani personally.
What was said
… So I called up the head of Qatar, highly respected guy, great guy, young, handsome guy, actually. It's great to be young, handsome, and have plenty of cash. And he had it, like, very few hours, very little used. And I said, Tamim, if it's possible, on behalf of the United States of America, the Air Force, I'd love to be able to borrow or use your 747 as Air Force One for a little while while we wait for ours. He said, no, no, no, no, no, no you are my friend. I will not allow you to borrow it or use it. I will allow you to, on behalf of the United States, have it. You may have it. You know, billions of dollars, right? So I had a choice, because I took a lot of heat from the fake news back there. There's a lot of fake news. They said to me, how dare you accept such a gift? I'm accepting it on behalf of the country. …
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Supports. Reuters, republished by the Times of Israel, reported on 2025-05-21 that the Pentagon said the US had accepted a $400 million 747 jetliner as a gift from Qatar, accepted by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.[2]
Supports. The BBC reported that the Qatari royal family donated the Boeing 747-8 to the US Department of Defense in May 2025 as an 'unconditional' gift.[1]
Supports. Al Bawaba reported the jet was formally accepted by the US government in 2025 as an unconditional gift from Qatar's ruling family, led by Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.[5]
Supports. Times of India, citing USA Today, says Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, transferred the jet to the United States as a gift, and a luxurylaunches report pictures Trump with the Emir whose country donated the 747-8.[3][4]
Context. The post's own passage, which the claimant gives as their account, describes Trump calling the Qatari head of state 'Tamim' and being told 'You may have it'. The passage is not used as corroboration.
Sources
5 sources: 1 tier 1, 3 not rated, 1 rated low
- 1Trump unveils Qatari luxury jet for Air Force One fleetbbc.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 2US accepts $400 million Qatari luxury jet gift for use as ...timesofisrael.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3Sheikh Tamim: Qatar's wealthy emir Sheikh Tamim gave away ...timesofindia.indiatimes.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4A mere 20 months after inspecting the $400 million Qatar 747 at ...luxurylaunches.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Trump unveils Qatar-gifted $500 million Boeing 747 as interim Air Force One | Al Bawabaalbawaba.com · rated low for factual reporting by Iffy.news · cited for: supports
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