Qatar offering Donald Trump a private jet was framed as an extravagant gift — but it may have also been an efficient way to get rid of a clunky, expensive, fuel guzzling aircraft the royal family has been trying to sell since 2020.

The Qatari government used Trump to pawn off a hunking chunk of metal that it had been trying to get rid of for five years, according to reporting from Forbes.

President Trump confirmed reports Sunday that his administration is planning to accept a luxury jet, a Boeing 747-8, from the Qatari government. Trump insisted the gift would be received by the