South African President Cyril Ramaphos, during a meeting of the oval office, lightened the mood with a funny gift for US President Donald Trump and said, “I’m sorry we don’t have a plane to give you.” Trump quickly fired back: “I wish you did it. I would take it,” he radiated among those laughs present.
Qatar Gifts Boeing 747 as a temporary air force
The moment came in the middle of the news that the US Air Force received Boeing 747 gifted by the Government of Qatar to serve as temporary presidential aircraft.
The gift was announced during the recent Trump trip in the Middle East and is intended as a stop while Boeing is working on a delayed replacement for the current Air Force One fleet.
Trump explained that the aircraft would not be his personal property, and raised questions about the “false report” gift. He said, “It’s not for me. I’m not getting it. It’s for the United States Air Force.”
Trump and Ramaphos’s clash over South African violence and refugees
Ramaphosa tried to discuss growing business ties between the US and South Africa. Trump’s focus on reports of violence on white South African farmers, however, seriously turned to the video and accused the country of not managing political killing.
“This killing has stimulated thousands of people to escape from the ground,” Trump said, emphasizing his concerns about the situation of refugees.
US Air Force to modify talented aircraft
Despite the criticism of the Democrats of the Senate over the adoption of a gifted aircraft, the US Air Force is going to enter a contract for the aircraft. Details of the contract are not revealed.
Delayed Air Force Replacement Program
The current Boeing 747 presidential level is aging and their replacement faced years of delay. The gifted Boeing 747 from Qatar is expected to serve as a temporary solution.
Trump for a gift for Jet $ 400 million
Trump was criticized by ABC News reporter Rachel Scott on May 12, after asking if a luxury aircraft of $ 400 million donated by the royal family of Qatar Pentagon could be considered a personal gift for him.
“Are you fake messages ABC, right?” Said Trump. “I’ll tell you, you should be embarrassed if you ask this question. They give us a free aircraft.” He added, “It’s not a gift for me. It’s a gift to the Ministry of Defense.”
Trump compares a gift with “gimme” in golf
Trump compared the acceptance of the nozzle to accept “Gimme” putt in golf. “Many people are stupid,” he said. “If they give you putt, you pick it up and say,” Thank you very much. “”
Trump prevents a gift on social media
On May 14, Trump published on Truth Social and called the jets to go “gift, free of charge” and killed the democrats for criticizing the agreement. “Only a fool would not receive this gift on behalf of our country,” he wrote.
Qatar denies the accusation of the influence
Prime Minister Qatari Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-THANI rejected concerns about the gift and called him a “very simple solution to the government”. In an interview with CNN 14. May he said, “It has nothing to do with the staff … He’s the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Defense.”
He added, “Why should we buy influence in the United States?” And he emphasized Qatar’s US support in “The War against Terror” and “Afghanistan evacuation”.
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