Trump on Reports Qatar Will Gift Him a 400M Plane: ‘I Could Be a Stupid Person and Say No’

reporter On Qatar Has ░░░░░░░░ asked for anything in ░░░░░░░░ for that 400 million ░░░░░░░░ jumbo jet And how ░░░░░░░░ the American people be ░░░░░░░░ sure that they will ░░░░░░░░ in the future Trump ░░░░░░░░ I think what happens ░░░░░░░░ the plane is that ░░░░░░░░ know we re very ░░░░░░░░ that it s taking ░░░░░░░░ so long to build ░░░░░░░░ new Air Force One ░░░░░░░░ know we have an ░░░░░░░░ Force One that s ░░░░░░░░ years old And if ░░░░░░░░ take a look at ░░░░░░░░ compared to the new ░░░░░░░░ of the equivalent you ░░░░░░░░ stature at the time ░░░░░░░░ s not even the ░░░░░░░░ ballgame You look at ░░░░░░░░ of the Arab countries ░░░░░░░░ the planes they have ░░░░░░░░ alongside of the United ░░░░░░░░ of America plane it ░░░░░░░░ like from a different ░░░░░░░░ And it s close ░░░░░░░░ 40 years old might ░░░░░░░░ more than 40 years ░░░░░░░░ now And we when ░░░░░░░░ first came in I ░░░░░░░░ an order to get ░░░░░░░░ built I took it ░░░░░░░░ from the Obama Administration ░░░░░░░░ had originally agreed I ░░░░░░░░ the price down much ░░░░░░░░ And then when the ░░░░░░░░ didn t exactly work ░░░░░░░░ the way that it ░░░░░░░░ have a lot of ░░░░░░░░ was not done on ░░░░░░░░ plane because a lot ░░░░░░░░ people didn t know ░░░░░░░░ made change orders that ░░░░░░░░ so stupid so ridiculous ░░░░░░░░ it ended up being ░░░░░░░░ total mess a real ░░░░░░░░ And when I came ░░░░░░░░ I said By the ░░░░░░░░ what s going on ░░░░░░░░ the the Boeings that ░░░░░░░░ coming in Well sir ░░░░░░░░ re way behind And ░░░░░░░░ are they re way ░░░░░░░░ They were way behind ░░░░░░░░ mess that I inherited ░░░░░░░░ Biden And it s ░░░░░░░░ to be a while ░░░░░░░░ we get them And ░░░░░░░░ think Qatar who has ░░░░░░░░ we ve helped them ░░░░░░░░ lot over the years ░░░░░░░░ terms of security and ░░░░░░░░ I felt that I ░░░░░░░░ that and very very ░░░░░░░░ And I have a ░░░░░░░░ of respect for the ░░░░░░░░ and for the leader ░░░░░░░░ And I think they ░░░░░░░░ very nice They knew ░░░░░░░░ it because they buy ░░░░░░░░ They buy a lot ░░░░░░░░ Boeings And they knew ░░░░░░░░ it And they said ░░░░░░░░ would like to do ░░░░░░░░ And if we can ░░░░░░░░ a 747 as a ░░░░░░░░ to our Defense Department ░░░░░░░░ use during a couple ░░░░░░░░ years while they re ░░░░░░░░ the other ones I ░░░░░░░░ that was a very ░░░░░░░░ gesture Now I could ░░░░░░░░ a stupid person and ░░░░░░░░ Oh no we don ░░░░░░░░ want a free plane ░░░░░░░░ get free things We ░░░░░░░░ take one too And ░░░░░░░░ helps us out because ░░░░░░░░ we re talking about ░░░░░░░░ have 40 year old ░░░░░░░░ The money we spend ░░░░░░░░ maintenance we spend on ░░░░░░░░ planes to keep them ░░░░░░░░ top is astronomical You ░░░░░░░░ t even believe it ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ great gesture from Qatar ░░░░░░░░ appreciate it very much ░░░░░░░░ would never be one ░░░░░░░░ turn down that kind ░░░░░░░░ an offer I mean ░░░░░░░░ could be a stupid ░░░░░░░░ and say No we ░░░░░░░░ t want a free ░░░░░░░░ expensive airplane But it ░░░░░░░░ I thought it was ░░░░░░░░ great gesture And I ░░░░░░░░ it was a gesture ░░░░░░░░ of the fact that ░░░░░░░░ have helped and continue ░░░░░░░░ we will we will ░░░░░░░░ to All of those ░░░░░░░░ Saudi Arabia the U ░░░░░░░░ E Qatar and others ░░░░░░░░ keep them safe If ░░░░░░░░ wasn t for us ░░░░░░░░ probably wouldn t exist ░░░░░░░░ now And I think ░░░░░░░░ was just a gesture ░░░░░░░░ good faith.”