While pushing ‘America First,’ Trump set to accept Qatar’s luxury jet as Air Force One
The Qatari plane and its whiff of excess would also seem at odds with Trump’s message that Americans may have to make do with less as he remakes the global economic order.
WASHINGTON — In Donald Trump’s vision, he’s set to usher in an American “golden age” in which the nation makes more of the world’s goods and sells more of its products.
But when it comes to the president’s personal travel, he’s ready to ditch the old 747 known as Air Force One in favor of a luxe jet that the royal family of Qatar, a tiny yet rich Arab country nearly 7,000 miles away, wants to gift to the U.S.
The image of the 'America First' president floating above the clouds in Qatari splendor doesn’t sit well with some of the MAGA faithful, much less the good government groups who warn the deal may run afoul of the constitutional clause that bars gifts from foreign nations absent congressional approval.
"That's a pretty strange offer," Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis. said.
Laura Loomer, a Trump ally, posted on social media that while she would “take a bullet” for the president, accepting a plane from Qatar would be “such a stain” on the Trump administration. “I’m so disappointed,” she wrote.
“They’re giving us a free jet,” Trump said. “I could say, ‘No, no, no, don’t give us. I want to pay you a billion or $400 million, or whatever it is,’ or I could say, ‘Thank you very much.’ You know?”
Getting Congress to approve the present, in keeping with the constitution’s emoluments clause, would seem a heavy lift. A 60-vote supermajority would be required for Senate passage.
But if Trump forges ahead and accepts the plane without Congress’ assent, there may not be much to stop him. He demonstrated in his first term that he has little to fear by way of impeachment.
Ben Shapiro slams Donald Trump for accepting a $400 million jet as a gift from Qatar: "Taking sacks of goodies from people who support Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood, al-Jazeera, all the rest — that’s not America First!... I think inherently it is bad. I do not think this is good. I think if we switched the names to Hunter Biden and Joe Biden, we’d all be freaking out on the Right."
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Thanks, Larry!
Fascinating based on the mentally ill president with delusions of grandeur pathological thinking.
1. Qatar knows that materialistic Trump has the biggest ego on the planet and appeals to it with this massive gift. Trump THRIVES on people bowing down to his omnipotence.
2. Trump is massively flattered because of this but also wants the world to know that they offered him this gift, which is the biggest benefit for him. That everybody know that his omnipotence was so highly valued by another country trying to win favor with him.
3. His opponents going bonkers over it is actually another benefit to Trump. Trump loves to do things that upset his detractors. Whether he will accept the gift or not, we don't know but he wants the left to think he's going to accept it because it's so upsetting to them. Yes, I know some Rs are against it too.
4. Biggest benefit of all for Trump is this elevates him or something related to him to the top story in the latest news cycle. Attention makes him tick.
Dear TDSer'S. What does this have to do with Trump. Why do you jump just like the libs always do to foolish conclusions. Just like France did when they "gave us" the Statue of Liberty the President is not involved the way I heard it anyway. Qautar wants to ease some of its guilty conscience by giving America a gift and Trump either will or will not use it until the next election, who cares.
Qautar owes the US big time just like France owed us big time so yes what is the harm of accepting as a country a gift. Seems just last week you were all on a roll about "getting along" with other countries and now you want to offend them because you hate Trump. Its very weird stuff and a sickness for sure.
Thanks much mcfarm,
Expressed like a true blue TGS guy!
Trump Glorification Syndrome.