The two planes currently used as Air Force One have been flying for nearly four decades, and Trump is eager to replace them. During his first term, he displayed a model of a new jumbo jet in the Oval Office, complete with a revised paint scheme that echoed the red, white and dark blue design of his personal plane.

Trump has been trying to replace the more than three-decades old Boeing Air Force One planes since his first term.

The Constitution bars federal officials from accepting gifts from foreign states without the consent of Congress.