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HAYES: “According to a new report in Forbes, 'While many have speculated the Qataris have offered Trump the luxurious plane to curry favor with the famously transactional president, there may be a simpler rationale: they just don’t want it anymore. The royals have failed to sell the plane, which was put on the market in 2020. Giving it away could save Qatar’s rulers a big chunk of change on maintenance and storage costs. Making Trump happy would be an added bonus.' See, it turns out no one wanted to buy Qatar’s hand-me-downs, with Forbes noting the massive, highly customized planes with idiosyncratic interior decorating are not easy to sell. One aerodynamics expert telling the outlet, 'The market is incredibly illiquid for a jet like this.' In fact, the planes are so difficult to get rid of that one aviation blog actually called it way back in 2020, all right? When the Qataris first put this jet up for sale, 'I can’t imagine Qatar will find a buyer for this plane. So one has to wonder who this 747-8 will be gifted to.' Well, looks like Qatar finally found a sucker to punt it off to."