1. Donald Trump (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP), 2. Source: Instagram/usairforce
Washington – Air Force One, the new official plane of US President Donald Trump, has been released. Qatar The U.S. military has used a state-gifted luxury Boeing 747-8 jet for the president’s travels. Named ‘VC-25B Bridge’, Trump dedicated the aircraft to the nation in a grand ceremony held at Joint Base Andrews Air Force Base.
However, the acceptance of this luxury aircraft worth $400 million (roughly over Rs 3,300 crore) in violation of the limit on gifts received from foreign countries has ignited a huge political and legal controversy in the United States. Under US law, there are strict financial limits on gifts that governors can receive from abroad. The main allegation is that the Trump administration bought a $400 million plane from Qatar by violating this limit.
Under the ‘Emoluments Clause’ of the US Constitution, it is completely prohibited for the President or officials to receive such large gifts from foreign governments without the approval of Congress. Apart from this, security experts point out that when an aircraft owned by a foreign country is used as the official vehicle of the US President, there are potential secret surveillance systems and cyber security threats. Although the plane was acquired for free, the US has spent billions of dollars on defense upgrades to bring it up to Air Force One standards. Critics also allege that tax money was spent.
But Trump rejected all these criticisms and argued that it would be foolish to refuse such a big free gift, which would have saved the country a huge amount of money. After his official tenure, the plane He has also made it clear that he will hand it over to the Trump Presidential Library. The US Air Force has decided to use Qatar’s 747 aircraft as a ‘bridge’ as a temporary system amid delays in the delivery of new official aircraft manufactured by the Boeing Company.
The aircraft is equipped with state-of-the-art living rooms, leather seats and wooden interiors that can be described as a palace in the sky. Instead of the traditional light blue color that has been the hallmark of Air Force One for decades, it is given a new livery of white, red and dark blue, modeled after Trump’s own private jet. The aircraft will perform its first official mission by leading a massive flyover over Washington on the upcoming July 4 Independence Day celebration.
(Disclaimer: The image used with this news is not of Malayalam Manorama. It is taken from the X account usairforce. )
English Summary:
Malayala Manorama Online News reports that US President Donald Trump has officially unveiled the new ‘VC-25B Bridge’ Air Force One, an ultra-luxury Boeing 747-8 jet gifted by the Qatari government. The $400 million aircraft has ignited a massive political and constitutional debate in the United States over security risks and potential violations of the Emoluments Clause.
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