WACO, Texas (KXXV) — A Qatari jet that President Donald Trump wants converted into a temporary Air Force One has landed in Waco during a stop in a secretive tour of Texas airfields, as the military readies the aircraft for service.

According to a report by San Antonio Express-News , the Middle Eastern country donated the used Boeing 747-8 to the Pentagon in July, drawing criticism from both sides of the aisle over ethics and legalities of accepting the "gift" from a foreign government, and the unclear cost of upgrading it for the president's use.

The jet is 13-years-old and arrived in early August at the L3Harris Technologies Inc. facility at Texas State Technical College Waco Airport, according to flight tracking services.

The jumbo jet is now registered as N7478D and it came from Fo

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