President Trump called it “stupid” for him to turn down the gift of a luxury Boeing jet from Qatar, praising the free present from the Arab nation as a “great gesture,” The Hill reports.
Said Trump: “Now, I could be a stupid person and say oh no, we don’t want a free plane. We give free things out, we’ll take one too. And, it helps us out because… we have 40-year-old aircraft. The money we spend, the maintenance we spend on those planes to keep them tippy top is astronomical, you wouldn’t even believe it. So, I think it’s a great gesture from Qatar, I appreciate it very much.”
He added: “I would never be one to turn down that kind of an offer. I could be a stupid person and say, ‘no we don’t want a free, very expensive airplane’ but I thought it was a great gesture.”