So it was bound to be explosive when ABC News reported Sunday that Qatar’s royal family would make a super luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet available to Trump as Air Force One, after which it would be donated to his presidential library foundation for his use after leaving office.

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

Some of Trump’s staunchest supporters are among the loudest critics of his plan to accept a jet from Doha for use as Air Force One.

Several top Republicans in Congress have expressed concerns about the 747 deal, including that the plane would be a security risk.

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.

Qatar gifting luxury jet to Donald Trump prompted rare rebukes from his MAGA Jewish base like Laura Loomer, Ben Shapiro and Mark Levin.

Trump ignored MAGA backlash to take aim at Democrats in rallying a defence of his plan to accept the Qatari royal family’s $400 million Boeing 747-8 “gift.”

Former President Donald Trump is facing criticism from prominent conservative voices over reports that he plans to accept a luxury jet from Qatar. The proposed gift, first reported by CNN, has been described by several of Trump’s own allies as unethical and potentially damaging.