The magnificent Boeing 747 aircraft given by Qatar to US President Donald Trump has been a topic of discussion all over the world, especially the aircraft has made the mercury of America’s domestic politics quite high as the opposition is directly calling this gift a bribe. At the same time, US security agencies are also worried about this aircraft found in the gift. Let us tell you that this gift of Qatar is seeing concern between American intelligence and diplomatic community as the gifts received from foreign powers have long been seen with suspicion. Legal and moral concerns are also being seen by Trump accepting this aircraft. Experts say that such a gift given by any foreign government creates opportunities to make a dent in the monitoring, tracking or communication of the President and the people traveling with them. Thhad Troy, US security expert and former CIA station chief Thhad Troy, said that if we had made this aircraft and it had been going to a foreign government, perhaps we would have put espionage equipment in it. He recalled that the brick rate of the US embassy was being demolished at the time of the Cold War when he was posted in Moscow to remove the monitoring equipment hidden in the building walls.
Let us tell you that this Boeing 747 aircraft was made in 2012. Earlier it was kept for Hamad bin Jasim bin Jabir Al Thani. Let us tell you that 66 -year -old Al Thani is one of the richest members of Qatar’s royal family and has served as the Prime Minister and head of the Sovereign Wealth Fund. But later it decided to gift it to Donald Trump and Trump also quickly accepted it. Accepting this gift, he even said that only an idiot would refuse to accept such an expensive gift.
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As far as the features of this aircraft are concerned, let us tell you that the interior of this aircraft is equipped with cream and skin color decoration, which includes carpets, cycors and vakapu wooden fittings and Alexander Calder’s articles prepared by Paris’s interior design firm ‘Cabinet Alberto Pinto’. The upper deck has a master bedroom and bathroom, a guest room and a private lamp, while the lounge, office and crew area are located below. It is also being reported that the aircraft will have to be re -prepared according to the ‘Air Force One’ standards in view of the security of the US President, which includes strengthening its surface to face explosions and attacks, facilitates fuel in the air, confidential communication and arms systems. This process can last several months, rather years, in which the Defense Department and Intelligence Officers will also find out the possibility of monitoring tracking devices or system by opening the aircraft completely.
On the other hand, the President is being criticized in the US due to Trump accepting the gift. Trump supporters are also not behind in criticizing. Commentator Ben Shapiro has asked what would have been the reaction of Trump supporters if a Democratic leader had done so. Shapiro said in his podcast, “President Trump promised to end the swamp. But he is really deepening the swamp.”
Let us also tell you that Qatar is an old associate of America and is playing the role of a major intermediary with Egypt in the ceasefire efforts between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. However, Qatar also hosts Hamas’s political office. If seen, such relationships of Qatar can pose a threat to the US President because if any sensitive information is found by those people, then it can be misused. Let us tell you that Qatar’s intelligence capacity is quite strong.
However, there may be danger in accepting gifts from foreign governments, but rejecting them can also pose a risk. Anyway, giving gifts in Arab culture and doing great hospitality matters a lot and at a time when Qatar Gaza is playing an important role in the attempts to end the war, it can be a diplomatic mistake. If Trump did not accept the aircraft, other Arab countries including Qatar could have been angry with the US.
