Posted on 05/12/2025 12:17:56 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “News Central,” Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) claimed President Donald Trump accepting a $400 million jet from Qatar’s royal family was “brazen corruption.”
Host John Berman said, “Congressman, apparently the U.S. and Qatar are working out the final details of a gift, a big gift, a giant luxury 747 aircraft that President Trump is reportedly going to accept and the military is going to convert into being able to use as Air Force One. And then it may end up at the Trump presidential library after he leaves office. How do you feel about this gift?”
Goldman said, “It is brazen corruption, a violation of the Constitution, the Foreign Emoluments Clause. It is a gift from a foreign government that is expressly not permitted under the Constitution and given that Donald Trump, as we know, is purely transactional, this gift, which ultimately will go to him, it’s not for the United States.”
He added, “This is beyond anything that we’ve ever seen. And the fact that from my vantage point as a former ten year DOJ career prosecutor, to see that the attorney general has signed off on this, one of the most pathetic and weak legal analyzes I’ve ever seen, just underscores how far down the Department of Justice has fallen and how much in trouble we are that Donald Trump has really just remade our government for his own personal interests.”
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“The possible transfer of an aircraft for temporary use as Air Force One is currently under consideration between Qatar’s Ministry of Defense and the US Department of Defense,” the statement said. “But the matter remains under review by the respective legal departments, and no decision has been made.” https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/05/12/qata ... force-one/
“D-NY”. Nough said....
I don’t think its a good idea to accept this jet from Qatar. imho Qatar money is already corrupting US universities.
Are they stupid enough to think he would keep it after leaving office? That is moronic.
Seems to me if its for official use and then to be turned over to his Presidential library after he leaves office it falls within the rules of foreign gifting. Im more concerned about a kill switch that could take the aircraft out at any given time.
The Dems have nothing left except to make up false scandals, they are becoming pathetic.
It would (or should) be a gift to the United States, not to Trump.
I guess we should return the Statue of Liberty too, “TrustFund” Dan?
They have stated they are looking for ownership to be transferred to his library.
Cuomo and Hochul closed all the nut houses, and prisons in the State, so the only place for the nuts and crooks to go is into the RAT Party, so they can steal a political office.
These are the same idiots who keep promulgating hoax after hoax...
Yeah, they think we’ll believe anything.
Note to Deep State: Good luck with that.
All Trump is looking for is the 747-800 Airframe so AF1 can be used. L3Harris or another company will rip out the inside and reconfigure it for AF1.
“claimed” + “ABC sources” = 100% bullshit ...
so far, NOTHING HAS ACTUALLY HAPPENED except a whole lot of anti-TRUMP propaganda ...
i think i’ll wait and see what ACTUALLY happens before i get my panties in a wad ...
lets see. Boeing signed a contract with President Trump in 2016 for 2 new planes and it is 2025 and no new planes. Boeing stated that the planes will not be ready until 2029. Was this Boeing snubbing Trump or is Boeing so unreliable? I wonder how much will this plane actually cost when completed and we the taxpayer will be footing the bill.
Also per President Trump during the press briefing this morning, he stated that if we knew how much it is costing us to keep this plane in the air we would be ticked off. (my words).
Since President Trump is a businessman, he is looking at the ROI. (Think Boeing is ticked off right now!! and how much bad press will they release through their surrogates or should I say the Congress people Boeing is a donor for.)
I am sure before President Trump sets a foot on the plane that it will be gone over with a fine-tooth comb.
The plane will stay as Air Force One until it is retired and then go to his Library.
FYI Remember President Trump plays chess very well.
True.
Yeah, I doubt he would. Vance will need it (fingers crossed) and whoever follows him.
Goldman is an IDIOT..if someone is accepting a bribe, they dont announce it to the freakin public and say “Hey look at my awesome bribe I just got” now I agree we should NOT accept this “Gift” from Qatar, no one gives something for nothing, they want something in return, what, not sure yet..but look what Qatar did when they gave BILLIONS to universities, build a new medical building, etc, what did they get in return, they got “Justice for Palestine” courses taught at colleges and the rest is history
It is...to the Air Force.
The crazy Dems knees jerk so much they are goosestepping.
Well, these are his comments, today.
“I think it’s a great gesture from Qatar. I appreciate it very much. I would never be one to turn down that kind of an offer,” Trump told reporters at the White House before leaving for a trip to the Middle East.
“I mean, I could be a stupid person saying, ‘No, we don’t want a free, very expensive airplane,’” Trump said.
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