CNN Host Sounds Alarm on Trump’s New Grift Force One | Anderson Cooper pulled no punches when discussing the president’s extravagant gift.

>CNN anchor Anderson Cooper sounded the alarm on Donald Trump’s latest grift in the form of his new $400 million Qatari-gifted luxury jet.

>The Boeing 747-8, donated by the Qatari government and upgraded in order to serve as Air Force One, made its maiden voyage on Wednesday as it ferried the president to North Dakota.

>Trump, 80, avoided questions about how much upgrades to the jet had cost American taxpayers, instead insisting it was “very little relative to what it would cost if we did it a different way” and reminding reporters that the plane itself had been a gift.

>“There’s never been a plane like it,” Trump said. “Frankly, we couldn’t build a plane like this because we wouldn’t be willing to spend the kind of money necessary. They spent top dollars.”

>Discussing the president’s shiny new toy on Wednesday night’s edition of Anderson Cooper 360°, Cooper unloaded on the president for his blatant hypocrisy and continued money-grabbing.

>The longtime CNN host pushed back on Trump’s claims that the plane was free, noting that he will be taking the plane with him when he leaves office.

>“At best, it‘s a loaner to the White House and the country, meaning American taxpayers are paying plenty for it,” Cooper said. “Just like with the ballroom, several hundred million dollars to bring it up to Air Force One standards, according to the Pentagon. Taxpayers get the bill for a loaner, and the president gets a keeper from Qatar.”