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Qatar's royal family offered to donate a jumbo jet to the Department of Defense that could serve as Air Force One, but a White House official said the offer has not been accepted, Fox News has learned.

Earlier Sunday, ABC News #reported that #President Trump "was poised to accept" the #$400 million Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet and would use it until the end of his term, when it would be given to his presidential library. Trump is believed to be frustrated with Boeing's delays in producing a new presidential plane.

A White House official told Fox News the gift will not be presented or #accepted when Trump visits Doha this week. But the White House stopped short of denying altogether that Trump may take #possession of the plane at some point.

"Any gift given by a #foreign #government is always accepted in full compliance with all applicable laws," said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. "President Trump's Administration is committed to full #transparency."

#Trump confirmed the offer in a Truth Social post Sunday night.

"So the fact that the Defense Department is getting a #GIFT, #FREE OF CHARGE, of a #747 #aircraft to replace the 40 year old Air Force One, temporarily, in a very public and transparent transaction, so bothers the Crooked #Democrats that they insist we pay, TOP DOLLAR, for the plane," Trump wrote. "Anybody can do that! The Dems are World Class Losers!!! MAGA."

Trump is headed to the Middle East this week and is expected to meet with leaders in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.