Have you ever seen an emoulument fly into a skyscraper?<p>How much does it cost to do a full forensic teardown of a plane's control systems, and everything attached to them?
The notion this wouldn't be problematic when it's government money retrofitting it, not once, but twice, and then it being donated to the Trump Library Foundation (why would a Library need a 747?) is absolutely ludicrous.
Nothing to worry about: Hegseth's Department of Defense, already known for its airtight security, will ensure that the airplane is not compromised.<p>The planned transfer of the Qatar-"donated" airplane to the Trump presidential library foundation immediately before the end of his term would also (conveniently) insulate the airplane from both the next administration's use and examination for security problems.
Similar to Bukele, the House of Thani is making a terrible mistake by catering to Trump's contempt of the rule of law. When this administration ends, El Salvador will be the country which enabled an unconstitutional gulag and sneered at American courts who tried to stop it, and Qatar will be the country which bribed the US president. I don't think whatever Trump is offering will be enough to offset the damage.