Backstory: How Trump got a free “palace in the sky”

According to a top administration source speaking to Axios, the United States and Qatar were negotiating on the cost of a Boeing 747-8 known as the “palace in the sky” to be the new Air Force One. Eventually, Qatar decided to gift the aircraft instead, saying, “We’ll just gift it. It’s OK.” The plane is now a gift to the people of the United States.