House Democrat calls for ethics review over Qatar gifting Trump a private jet

Published May 12, 2025 12:11pm ET



Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) is demanding an ethics review of President Donald Trump accepting a $400 million private luxury plane from Qatar.

Trump is expecting to receive the plane, already approved by the Justice Department, upon his visit to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates this week. The plane is being gifted to the United States Air Force to be temporarily used as Air Force One. The plane will then be transferred to Trump’s presidential library foundation for his personal use.

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