US President Donald Trump announced that the plane donated by Qatar will be ready for use as a government plane by next July 4. When a journalist asked him, on Thursday, whether he expected the plane to be available by the Independence Day celebrations in the United States, which coincides with the 250th anniversary of the country’s founding, Trump replied, “Yes.” Previous reports estimated the value of the Boeing 747 at about $400 million. Trump repeatedly defended accepting the plane, arguing that turning down a "free, very expensive plane" would have been "stupid" and adding that the arrangement would save American taxpayers money.