Karoline Leavitt joked about the Qatari plane that President Donald Trump accepted as a gift during the Air Force One electrical accident that forced him to return to the United States on Tuesday night.

Air Force One was en route to the World Economic Forum in Davos when the lights in the press box briefly went out, a journalist said, according to The News. Half an hour into the trip, the press was informed that the flight would return to Joint Base Andrews. The president later took a smaller version of Air Force One to Switzerland.

Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said the plane’s turn was a precaution because of a “minor electrical issue.”

But he also tried a little levity and said on board that the Qatari plane sounded “much better,” according to a journalist from the press group.

Last year, Trump accepted a luxury plane from Qatar worth $400 million, saying it would be “stupid” to turn down a free plane that could replace aging Air Force One.

The exchange raised constitutional, ethical and national security concerns, but many Republicans seemed unfazed. However, Republican Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.) said, “I don’t think it looks good or smells good.”

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) had a more colorful reaction.

“How is this gift not naked corruption?” said.

The Qatari plane is being retrofitted for Air Force One service and would reportedly be donated to Trump’s presidential library at the end of his presidency.

Karoline Leavitt joked about the electrical problem that caused the return of Air Force One.
Karoline Leavitt joked about the electrical problem that caused the return of Air Force One.

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