"...tell me any evidence that Trump initiated it."
President Trump wanted a new AF1, embarrassed by the old jet when parked next to flashier models.
So he tasked the White House Military Office, which oversees presidential travel, worked with Boeing and the Defense Department to compile a list of every late-model 747 on the market with a business-jet layout, which could more quickly be retrofitted into a presidential plane.
There were only eight planes in the world that fit the bill, including a flashy double-decker jet that Qatar had been trying to sell for several years, with no luck.
Ever President Trump's Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, who is will connected to the Qataris after they bailed out his Central Park South real estate deal.
