President Donald Trump is once again clashing with the media — this time, targeting ABC News over its coverage of a $400 million Boeing 747-8 jet reportedly gifted by Qatar. The president has threatened legal action, claiming the network knowingly spread false information by suggesting the aircraft was given to him personally.
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Taking to his Truth Social platform, Trump called out ABC’s leadership and former anchor George Stephanopoulos: “Why doesn’t Chairman Bob Iger do something about ABC Fake News, especially since I just won $16,000,000 based on the Fake and Defamatory reporting of Liddle’ George Slopadopolus,” he wrote.
Trump maintains that the jet is not a personal gift, but is being donated to the U.S. Air Force or Department of Defense — a distinction he says ABC is deliberately ignoring. “Everyone, including their lawyers, has been told that ABC must not say that Qatar is giving ME a FREE Boeing 747 Airplane, because they are not,” Trump wrote. “This highly respected country is donating the plane to the United States Air Force/ Defense Department, AND NOT TO ME.”
Critics, however, have raised questions about transparency and the costs associated with upgrading the aircraft — which could run as high as $1 billion if converted for presidential use. ABC News and other outlets have pointed to logistical challenges, ethics concerns, and the message such a gift sends in terms of international influence.
Still, Trump has defended the arrangement, calling it a smart move for the country.
“Only a stupid person would decline an upgrade like this,” he said, arguing that Qatar’s investment in the U.S. — reportedly over $1.4 trillion — reflects strong diplomatic ties and economic goodwill.
As tensions rise between the president and mainstream media, the stakes continue to grow — not just over a single news story, but over the broader battle for public trust in American journalism and the presidency.
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