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Trump Delays Decision on Qatar-Donated $400 M Boeing Jet

8/6/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump has not decided whether Qatar-donated $400 million Boeing 747-8 will go to his library.
A White House official said on August 4 2026 no decision on the jet’s fate had been made.
Eric Trump texted NBC News in August 2026 that placing the jet in the Miami library was not the plan.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said the Defense-owned aircraft needs excess-property designation for transfer and called it a bribe.

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U.S. President Donald Trump has not decided whether Qatar-donated $400 million Boeing 747-8 will go to his library.
A White House official said on August 4 2026 no decision on the jet’s fate had been made.
Eric Trump texted NBC News in August 2026 that placing the jet in the Miami library was not the plan.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said the Defense-owned aircraft needs excess-property designation for transfer and called it a bribe.