U.S. Presidents cannot accept airplanes as gifts.

Would it be okay if the gift were to the country?

No, it would not be OK.

But, but, but, it's for his presidential library!

Which is here ~


PS He's a very special boy and rules do not apply to him. Dontcha know that by now???? /s/

That collection in a seedy bathroom in Mar a Lardo is exactly why he can't be gifted an airplane. He's ruggedly irresponsible, lazy and he thinks Mattel is a country.

That airplane could be a 2 fold gift from the giver. They may try to wire it so they can hear info they shouldn't, and it's definately a 'i scratch your back you scratch mine' type of gift as well. Who ever gives him that can not lose either way.

I'm GENUINELY surprised that more violence hasn't proceeded that man as he destroys this country with his sons Dumb and Dumber by his side.
I really am.

It would be a giant trap for intercepts.....I can't believe our citizens don't see the risk.

It could be wired to explode.

Stop trying to cheer me up.

That would be funny even if I liked him.

Qatar is where Israel's enemies conduct business. I may have said it wrong, but this is somehow related to the war.

On 17th April the Emir of Qatar visited Russia.

It's not just about Israel.

That would be lovely. I would pay their commissary for life 🤣

Robert Reich
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Friends,
Trump is overplaying his hand.
Not just by usurping the powers of Congress and ignoring Supreme Court rulings. Not just abducting people who are legally in the United States but have put their name to opinion pieces Trump doesn’t like and trucking them off to “detention” facilities. Not just using the Justice Department for personal vengeance. Not just unilaterally deciding how much tariff tax American consumers will have to pay on almost everything they buy.
Polls show all these are tanking Trump’s popularity.
But one thing almost all Americans are firmly against — even many loyal Trumpers — is bribery. And Trump is taking bigger and bigger bribes.
On Sunday it was reported that he’s accepting a luxury Boeing 747-8 plane worth at least $400 million from the Qatari royal family, for use during his presidency and for his personal use afterward.
Trump just can’t resist. He’s been salivating over the plane for months. It’s bigger and newer than Air Force One — and so opulently configured that it’s known as “a flying palace.” (No report on whether it contains a golden toilet.)
Apparently he’s been talking about the plane for months. In February, he toured it while it was parked at Palm Beach International Airport.
He’s tried to redecorate the White House into a palace but that’s not nearly as satisfying as flying around the world in one, especially once he’s left the White House (assuming he will).
Attorney General Pam Bondi said it’s perfectly legal for him to accept such a bribe, er, gift.
Hello?
The U.S. Constitution clearly forbids officers of the United States from taking gifts from foreign governments. It’s called the “emoluments clause.” (See Article I, Section 9.)
Anyone viewing Bondi as a neutral judge of what’s legal and what’s not when it comes to Trump can’t be trusted to be a neutral judge of Bondi. Recall that she represented Trump in a criminal proceeding. Presumably he appointed her attorney general because he knew she’d do and say anything he wanted.
Oh, and she used to lobby for Qatar.
So, what does Qatar get in return for the $400 million plane? What’s the quid for the quo?
This week Trump takes the first overseas trip of his second presidency. He’ll land in Saudi Arabia today, followed by a visit to Qatar, and then to the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E).
That’s a big boost for Qatar right there.
Trump also just did what Qatar has been wanting done for years — announcing that the Persian Gulf (as it’s been known since at least 550 B.C.) will henceforth be known as the Arabian Gulf.
Trump’s company has just announced a new golf resort in Qatar, reportedly partnering with a company owned by the royal family.
Qatar is also pushing the Trump regime to lift sanctions on Syria.
The payback could be any number of things. The only certainty is that you and I and other Americans won’t necessarily benefit.
This week’s trip to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the U.A.E. is as much a personal business trip for Trump and his family businesses as a diplomatic trip.
Eric Trump, who officially runs the family business, has just announced plans for a Trump-branded hotel and tower in Dubai, part of the U.A.E.
The Trump family’s developments in the Middle East depend on a Saudi-based real estate company with close ties to the Saudi government. Saudi Arabia has a long list of pressing matters before the United States, including requests to buy F-35 fighter jets and gain access to nuclear power technology.
Trump’s family crypto firm, World Liberty Financial, announced that its so-called “stablecoin” — with Trump’s likeness all over it — will be used by the U.A.E. to make a $2 billion business deal with Binance, the largest crypto exchange in the world. The deal will generate hundreds of millions of dollars more for the Trump family.
I had assumed that Trump’s undoing would be his unquenchable thirst for power. It may yet be, but I’m beginning to think his insatiable greed will do him in. America’s Grifter-in-Chief knows no bounds.

Apparently the plane will be handed over to the military for wiring before Trump uses it for AF1.

I don't know why anyone is surprised at any of this.

It's just more of the same.

I think lifting sanctions on Syria is a good thing.

Although it is doing the right deed for the wrong reason.

I don't think the Qataris would bother with anything like that.

All benefits quid pro quos etc. will have been decided beforehand.

That includes Trump showing them top secret documents.