Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted a luxury Boeing 747 jet from Qatar for President Donald Trump to use as Air Force One, the Pentagon said Wednesday, despite ongoing questions about the ethics and legality of taking the expensive gift from a foreign nation.

Trump has publicly expressed frustration with Boeing's yearslong delay in delivering two modified 747s for presidential use. The president has argued that by accepting Qatar's offer, he can bypass delays and save U.S. taxpayers money. Critics, however, fear that the acceptance would be unethical and even unconstitutional.

Ky., said he has doubts over President Donald Trump’s willingness to accept a proposed jet from Qatar, but there are ways he could receive it legally.

President Trump defended his decision to accept a luxury jet from Qatar to replace Air Force One, dismissing bipartisan criticism as a “radical left story” and stating that the federal