Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted a gifted Boeing 747 from Qatar for Trump to use as president, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said.
Parnell said the plane, which is expected to be used as Air Force One, was accepted “in accordance with all federal rules and regulations.”
Trump was asked about the acceptance Wednesday while he was in the Oval Office with South Africa’s president and said, “They are giving the United States Air Force a jet.”
He then was especially angry when NBC’s Peter Alexander asked him about Qatar’s donation.
The Pentagon’s announcement about accepting the plane came during Trump’s meeting with the South African president. Alexander asked about it right after the White House staff played a video about allegations of persecution against white farmers.
“What does this have to do with the Qatari jet?” Trump said. “You’re a terrible reporter.”
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