US President Donald Trump has defended the White House plan to possibly receive a luxury jumbo jet from the royal family of Qatar to be used as America's Air Force One presidential plane.
"They're giving us a gift," Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday, adding that he would be "a stupid person" if he did not accept it.
In an earlier statement, a Qatari spokesman described the claim that the plane would be a gift as "inaccurate". He said the transfer of an aircraft for "temporary use" was under discussion between the two countries.
The news comes as Trump is set to visit Qatar this week as part of the first major foreign trip of his second term.
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