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

“I think that was a very nice gesture,” Trump said during a Monday morning press conference in the Roosevelt Room. “Now, I could be a stupid person, say, ‘Oh no, we don’t want a free plane.’ We give free things out. We’ll take one, too, and it helps us out.”