Qatari Air Force One faces uncertain future with no decision on Trump Presidential Library display

Published August 6, 2026 4:24pm ET | Updated August 6, 2026 4:24pm ET



President Donald Trump’s commitment to transfer Qatar’s newly gifted Air Force One to his presidential library after his second term ends appears to have been backtracked on.

In May 2025, Trump promised that the $400 million luxury jet would be decommissioned after his term wraps up and displayed at the library that his son, Eric Trump, is developing in Miami.

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