Trump defends 'free $400,000,000 palace in the sky' gift despite morality concerns

Donald Trump has hit out at the 'crooked Democrats' in his defense against being potentially set to receive a $400 million jumbo jet from Qatar.

This upcoming week, Trump is set to visit the Middle East, going to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates to discuss the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, alongside talking about the Saudi investment in the US and Iran's nuclear program.

Alongside reportedly having plans to announce the US' change in what it calls the Gulf of Persia, Trump is also rumored to receive a gift.

American officials claim the ruling family of Qatar are set to give the POTUS a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet - a gift reportedly worth a whopping $400,000,000 which has, unsurprisingly, provoked backlash online.

Nicknamed the 'flying palace,' the jet is anticipated as being used by Trump as the new Air Force One jet - the 13-year-old aircraft modified to meet US military criteria.

It's reported it will be used by Trump until he leaves office and after Trump's second term as president comes to an end - or will it? - the jet is expected to transfer to the Trump Presidential Library Foundation, before January 1, 2029 ABC News reports.

Any costs associated with the transfer will also allegedly be covered by the US Air Force.

While the Qatari government has stated a final decision on whether the gift will be issued has not yet been made, however, that hasn't stopped people from speaking out online - many drawing on the US Constitution's Emoluments Clause which bars anyone holding government office from accepting any present from any foreign state without congressional consent.

Trump's response? Well, the POTUS took to Truth Social earlier today (May 12), to write: "So the fact that the Defense Department is getting a GIFT, FREE OF CHARGE, of a 747 aircraft to replace the 40 year old Air Force One, temporarily, in a very public and transparent transaction, so bothers the Crooked Democrats that they insist we pay, TOP DOLLAR, for the plane.

Trump has hit back at any criticism of him receiving a gift (Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

"Anybody can do that! The Dems are World Class Losers!!! MAGA."

Trump's post follows a statement issued by Qatar's media attache, Ali Al-Ansari.

Al-Ansari said: "[The] possible transfer of an aircraft for temporary use as Air Force One is currently under consideration between Qatar’s ministry of defence and the US department of defence.

“But the matter remains under review by the respective legal departments, and no decision has been made."