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Little Krasnov gets his toy: funds allocated to convert the Qatari bribe 747 [1]
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Date: 2025-06-26
The US Air Force has moved money from the Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile program to fund the $2 billion retrofit of the jet being gifted to them by Qatar, for use as Air Force One.
The LGM-35 Sentinel , also known as the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent ( GBSD ), is a land-based intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system under development for the United States Air Force . [3] [4] It is intended to replace all 450 Minuteman III missiles beginning in 2029, with service expected through 2075. The Minuteman III missiles are currently deployed in North Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, Montana, and Nebraska. [3] [5]
Qatar offered a luxury Boeing 747-8 jet to the U.S. for use as Air Force One, accepted by the Trump administration. The deal sparked ethical concerns due to potential foreign influence, with some reports suggesting the U.S. approached Qatar first. Regarding Carlson, a Qatar-paid firm facilitated his interview, but there's no evidence he was directly paid, despite claims otherwise. Both cases raise transparency issues, though contexts differ.
Fox News host and Trump ally Mark Levin also weighed in on Sunday, sharing Laura Loomer's post in full and writing 'ditto', before launching into his own criticism.
'Qatar must stop buying our colleges and universities and spreading their anti-American, Jew-hating propaganda and funding terrorist groups and front groups.
'Their jet and all the other things they are buying in our country does not provide them with the cover they seek. It is a terror state. That is beyond dispute or their bank accounts.'
Trump's argument remains that the current presidential plane is so old that it needs to be replaced, and Qatar is offering to gift such a replacement without any cost to the American government or taxpayer.
In an extraordinary sign of the friendship between Trump and Qatar's royals, the opulent plane will reportedly be transferred to the ownership of Trump's presidential library foundation no later than January 1, 2029, according to the ABC.
This effectively ensures the aircraft remains in Trump's possession rather than passing on to a future president or returning to Qatar.
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