# The Qatari jet **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [May 17, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142 "2026-05-17T13:09:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/41 "2026-07-20T20:22:54Z")
He is supposedly a billionaire. We are making him a couple of brand new planes. If he wants this gift plane, and it’s his to take with him, then he should foot the renovation bill. This administration just throws away millions like they’re nothing, which to these assholes I guess they are. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2026, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/42 "2026-07-20T20:31:00Z")
I bigly encourage him to continue to fly on this new luxury jet which has no anti-missile defense system. I think it’s a fabulous idea! [![](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTl3pOV3M0cpG4y9RHBx9xYXV_7zjqzddrqKWd419Jzmw&s=10) ](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTl3pOV3M0cpG4y9RHBx9xYXV_7zjqzddrqKWd419Jzmw&s=10) ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2026, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/43 "2026-07-20T20:31:56Z")
When he is gone, I wanted him sued to rebuild the East Wing. And none of this mamby pamby appeals. Sue the shit out of him. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/44 "2026-07-20T20:39:41Z")
He should definitively use it to tour the Middle East. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/45 "2026-07-20T20:46:39Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > He is supposedly a billionaire. We are making him a couple of brand new planes. We’re not making a couple of brand new planes _for him_. These planes are being prepared for the use of the POTUS, whoever that is. And as for the Qatari plane, I don’t agree with the idea that it’s going to be given to his presidential library at the end of his term, but someone make that decision. But certainly if he plans to fly it around, it needs to be stripped of whatever improvements were made to make it suitable to carry the POTUS, _especially_ the “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” on the outside. No one should be fooled that it’s still an official plane. And another thing; my understanding is that as a private citizen, he had trouble keeping the 757 that he called Trump Force One operational; I really doubt he can afford to keep a 747-8 operational. I think I read that Air Force One costs something like $200,000 per flying hour, though some of those costs are associated with things that wouldn’t be needed for a former president and private citizen. So in the end, he may never fly the former Qatari plane anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2026, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/46 "2026-07-20T20:50:09Z")
He has earned (stolen, grifted, whatever) several billion dollars during his second term. I don’t know what his real worth was before getting re-elected, but now he’s for sure a billionaire. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2026, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/47 "2026-07-20T20:51:12Z")
That may be, but flying a 747-8 around is going to hurt even a billionaire. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/48 "2026-07-20T20:53:59Z")
Oh, he’s not done grifting. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/49 "2026-07-20T20:56:24Z")
The grifting opportunities will dry up entirely once he’s out of office, and will _start_ to dry up as his term comes to an end. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2026, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/50 "2026-07-20T21:01:27Z")
I’m actually _hoping_ that he has a _long_ life as a former president, because he’s going to be utterly ignored by everyone, even by those who are so eager to flatter and praise him now. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/51 "2026-07-20T21:02:07Z")
Jokes aside, so do I, I want to see him suffer, the dead don’t suffer. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/52 "2026-07-20T21:05:56Z")
The issue is that the approval for what the Executive pays for ultimately lies with the person in charge of it, which is Trump himself. Unless the legislature intervenes, but guess what, Republicans control both houses, so that ain’t happening. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2026, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/53 "2026-07-20T21:06:31Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Republicans control both houses For now… ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/54 "2026-07-20T21:07:34Z")
> [@Frodo](#): > > For now… Yeah, he’ll probably be butting heads for the last 2 years. And I think he knows it, which explains why this seems to be ramping up as the midterms get closer. Squeeze that orange for every drop until it gets slapped out of your hand. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2026, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/55 "2026-07-20T23:21:13Z")
Though now that I think of it, Dems will not get a veto proof majority, if he can gift himself the plane and the only way to stop it is passing a law he can keep vetoing it until his term ends and keep the plane. Given the damage that would do to the republicans image and, hopefully, prospects on the next election it may be worth it to let him keep the plane. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/56 "2026-07-20T23:27:06Z")
> [@Frodo](#): > > if he can gift himself the plane and the only way to stop it is passing a law (AIUI) That’s already against the law. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/57 "2026-07-20T23:27:38Z")
Hopefully the Supreme Court agrees… ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2026, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/58 "2026-07-21T00:38:04Z")
> [@Frodo](#): > > if he can gift himself the plane You misspelled _grift_. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2026, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/59 "2026-07-21T00:54:13Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > > [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > > > He is supposedly a billionaire. We are making him a couple of brand new planes. > > We’re not making a couple of brand new planes _for him_. These planes are being prepared for the use of the POTUS, whoever that is. And as for the Qatari plane, I don’t agree with the idea that it’s going to be given to his presidential library at the end of his term, but someone make that decision. But certainly if he plans to fly it around, it needs to be stripped of whatever improvements were made to make it suitable to carry the POTUS, _especially_ the “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” on the outside. No one should be fooled that it’s still an official plane. > > And another thing; my understanding is that as a private citizen, he had trouble keeping the 757 that he called Trump Force One operational; I really doubt he can afford to keep a 747-8 operational. I think I read that Air Force One costs something like $200,000 per flying hour, though some of those costs are associated with things that wouldn’t be needed for a former president and private citizen. So in the end, he may never fly the former Qatari plane anywhere. If Spirit Airlines was still a thing, I’d be in favor of legislation requiring that it be the only carrier legally allowed to fly him. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2026, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142/60 "2026-07-21T01:01:31Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Running out of fuel is sort of a big deal. Especially over the middle of the Atlantic. You say that like it’s a bad thing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142.md?page=4)