Trump laments size of ‘much too big’ airplane gifted by Qatar
by Lucy Campbell and Joanna Walters from US news | The Guardian on (#6XKD5)
The Boeing 747-8, a present from the Gulf state, is more than 18ft longer than the current Air Force One
Donald Trump's big, beautiful new plane from the government of Qatar has arrived - but the US president says it's too big to be his personal perk.
The problem for the US president is not the smack of impropriety that comes with accepting a luxury 747 jumbo jet from the Gulf state and intended as a replacement Air Force One - Trump has already brushed off any criticism on that front.
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