From New York Times: “The Trump administration plans to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 plane as a donation from the Qatari royal family that will be upgraded to serve as Air Force One, which would make it one of the biggest foreign gifts ever received by the U.S. government… Sold new, a commercial Boeing 747-8 costs in the range of $400 million.
Date: 05/11/2025
Source: New York Times
URL: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05/11/us/trump-news
Source: U.S. Constitution, Title of Nobility Clause, Article I, Section 9 , Clause 8
URL: https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/articlei#section9
Source: Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act (1966)
URL: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/7342
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From U.S. Constitution: “No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States: and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state.”
From Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act: “(i)The President shall direct all Chiefs of a United States Diplomatic Mission to inform their host governments that it is a general policy of the United States Government to prohibit United States Government employees from receiving gifts or decorations of more than minimal value.”