“The Boeing 747 is being given to the United States Air Force/Department of Defense, NOT TO ME! It is a gift from a Nation, Qatar, that we have successfully defended for many years,” Trump said in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, late on Tuesday, May 13.

President Donald Trump defended the controversial luxury jet gift from Qatar as “a gesture of good faith,” despite criticism that the possible offer would run afoul of U.S. ethics and law. “I think that was a very nice gesture,

The US is poised to accept a jet from Qatar. But legal experts previously told BI the reported gift raises both ethical and constitutional concerns.