While flying to Riyadh on Air Force One, Trump sat down for an interview with Sean Hannity, one of his biggest boosters on Fox News. The president defended his efforts to accept a donated replacement plane from Qatar, which is the second stop on his Middle East trip.
He noted that Arab nations have brand new Boeing 747s.
“And you see ours next to it, this is like a totally different plane. It’s much smaller, it’s much less impressive, as impressive as it is,” Trump said, according to excerpts released by Fox News.
He added that “with the United States of America, I believe that we should have the most impressive plane.”
Trump also said there’s no reason to avoid accepting a donated plane from Qatar.
“My attitude is, why wouldn’t I accept a gift?” he said. “We’re giving to everybody else, why wouldn’t I accept a gift?”