Qatari officials said the plane was being given by the Qatari Ministry of Defense to the Pentagon but Trump said the Boeing 747-8 jet will be used as Air Force One—the official presidential plane and according to multiple reports, after he leaves office, it will be transferred to the Trump presidential library foundation.

The White House has doubled down on the proposed deal which has been criticised by some of the president's top supporters.

"I trust Qatar like I trust a rest-stop bathroom," Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, said in a May 14 interview on Fox News. "With those guys, trust in God, but tie up your camel."Start the day smarter.