President Donald Trump has said that Qatar is "donating" its Boeing 747 to the U.S. and not to him personally, as the fallout from the potential transaction continues. On Sunday, reports emerged that Trump was to accept the Boeing 747-8, which will be retrofitted with state-of-the-art security and communications to serve as Air Force One.

Boeing has emerged as a key winner during President Donald Trump’s splashy Gulf tour after the US plane-maker and GE Aerospace struck a $96 billion deal with Qatar Airways for up to 210 jets on May 14 — the largest order in the American aerospace giant’s history.

Qatar awarded a contract for up to 210 new wide-body civilian airliners to Boeing on Wednesday, a blockbuster deal for the beleaguered aerospace company that was inked in a Doha ceremony where President Donald Trump hailed it as evidence of his abilities to promote U.