Trump laments size of ‘much too big’ airplane gifted by Qatar

The Boeing 747-8, a present from the Gulf state, is more than 18ft longer than the current Air Force One

Donald Trump’s big, beautiful new plane from the government of Qatar has arrived – but the US president has a problem with it.

Not the smack of impropriety that comes with a US president accepting a luxury 747 jumbo jet from the Gulf state, intended as a replacement Air Force One – Trump has already brushed off any criticism on that front.