The United States officially accepted a luxury jet to use as Air Force One from Qatar, the Department of Defense confirmed to ABC News on Wednesday. "The secretary of defense has accepted a Boeing 747 from Qatar in accordance with all federal rules and regulations,

Democrats are calling for an investigation of the unprecedented gift, which will require extensive renovation to serve as a flying White House.

Experts say the opulently appointed Boeing 747 will now need to undergo extensive security retrofitting that could take years and cost hundreds of millions of dollars.

Trump hosted the president of South Africa at the White House. What happened: Trump criticized Cyril Ramaphosa for his country’s treatment of Afrikaners, pushing genocide claims and playing a video he falsely said depicted burial sites for White farmers.

Qatar dismissed concerns about its offer to give U.S. President Donald Trump a Boeing plane, saying it was not trying to buy influence, a day after a bill was introduced in the Senate to prevent a foreign aircraft operating as Air Force One.

The Daily Show 's Jon Stewart has already taken a deep dive into Donald Trump's airplane gift from Qatar, but in the video above Desi Lydic takes on right wing media's reaction to it.

The recent aircraft order signed by Qatar Airways and Boeing marks a pivotal step in the airline s long term fleet strategy until 2045,