Trump Reportedly Is Set To Accept A Jet From Qatar’s Ruling Family For Possible Use As Air Force One

[Captain Caveman]

Let's see if Trump really turns this over to his presidential library when he is out. I doubt it. But he'll play the system, lie, and his worshippers will excuse the probable violation of the Emoluments Clause.

Trump to accept $400 million 'flying palace' jet as gift from Qatar: report​

President Donald Trump is expected to accept the most valuable gift ever given to a U.S. president.

ABC News reported that the royal family of Qatar is prepared to gift a 747-8 jumbo jet for Trump's use as Air Force One until the end of his term, when the aircraft will be transferred to his presidential library.

Trump was said to have toured the "flying palace" when it visited Palm Beach in February.

"Sources told ABC News that Attorney General Pam Bondi and Trump's top White House lawyer David Warrington concluded it would be 'legally permissible' for the donation of the aircraft to be conditioned on transferring its ownership to Trump's presidential library before the end of his term, according to sources familiar with their determination," ABC reported.

Trump to accept $400 million 'flying palace' jet as gift from Qatar: report

President Donald Trump is expected to accept the most valuable gift ever given to a U.S. president. ABC News reported that the royal family of Qatar is prepared to gift a 747-8 jumbo jet for Trump's use as Air Force One until the end of his term, when the aircraft will be transferred to his...

www.rawstory.com

As if Biondi would tell Trump he can't do it.

He and every president should reject gifts, or at worst, pay tax on the benefit in kind.

 

[0311]

Yep. Some blogger masquerading as a reporter for some hack news outlet like WaPo or the NY Times does a hit piece and these clowns lap it up and run and tell their tribal members with a war chant and smoke rings That the leader of the other tribe did something bad and everyone should join them in their daily outrage.

Prove it. Site reliable scoureces.

 

[0311]

He is not allowed to keep it personally, unless Congress says it is okay...

Exactly!

 

[SassyIrishLass]

IF it is a gift to America, then it remains in the American Inventory AFTER he leaves office. IF it is private gift, where he plan to hanger it when not using it while he is in office. Can't have it both ways.

Good gawd you idiot, Trump isn't going to take a plane with him

Get a fckn grip

 

[Concerned American]

A president removing United States Property when he leaves office must return that property. It's not his. It's the country's. Norm Eisen is either lying, doesn't know his job, or woefully misquoted.
The Clintons took thousands of dollars worth of property given as gifts and had to return everything. They thought these were personal gifts and they were not.

Clintons Return White House Furniture

abcnews.go.com

According to the Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act of Jan. 1, 2023, it is US government property but can be purchased at FAIR MARKET VALUE from the government if the person gifted desires to keep it.

Gifts from Foreign Entities: Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act | NIH Ethics Program

ethics.od.nih.gov

 

[theHawk]

And now He owes them a return favor.

What will it be?

Peace in the Middle East?

 

[Concerned American]

"He cannot claim it as AF-1 if he plans use after his term is up"

That would be theft.

You're wrong, fool. Read the Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act of Jan. 1, 2023. You're embarrassing yourself.

 

[Zafira Cherry]

Let's see if Trump really turns this over to his presidential library when he is out. I doubt it. But he'll play the system, lie, and his worshippers will excuse the probable violation of the Emoluments Clause.

Trump to accept $400 million 'flying palace' jet as gift from Qatar: report​

President Donald Trump is expected to accept the most valuable gift ever given to a U.S. president.

ABC News reported that the royal family of Qatar is prepared to gift a 747-8 jumbo jet for Trump's use as Air Force One until the end of his term, when the aircraft will be transferred to his presidential library.

Trump was said to have toured the "flying palace" when it visited Palm Beach in February.

"Sources told ABC News that Attorney General Pam Bondi and Trump's top White House lawyer David Warrington concluded it would be 'legally permissible' for the donation of the aircraft to be conditioned on transferring its ownership to Trump's presidential library before the end of his term, according to sources familiar with their determination," ABC reported.

Trump to accept $400 million 'flying palace' jet as gift from Qatar: report

President Donald Trump is expected to accept the most valuable gift ever given to a U.S. president. ABC News reported that the royal family of Qatar is prepared to gift a 747-8 jumbo jet for Trump's use as Air Force One until the end of his term, when the aircraft will be transferred to his...

www.rawstory.com

As if Biondi would tell Trump he can't do it.

move on, nothing to see

 

[MarathonMike]

What a great way to kick off the grift.

Trump constantly boasts about how great things are, if he boasted how successful his grifting campaign is going to be, he would actually be right for once.

Don't take the bait, start thinking.

 

[okfine]

Even Trump's loony loomer thinks it's a bad idea...

 

[Mr Natural]

Peace in the Middle East?

At the expense of the US military.

 

[Hollie]

Let's see if Trump really turns this over to his presidential library when he is out. I doubt it. But he'll play the system, lie, and his worshippers will excuse the probable violation of the Emoluments Clause.

Trump to accept $400 million 'flying palace' jet as gift from Qatar: report​

President Donald Trump is expected to accept the most valuable gift ever given to a U.S. president.

ABC News reported that the royal family of Qatar is prepared to gift a 747-8 jumbo jet for Trump's use as Air Force One until the end of his term, when the aircraft will be transferred to his presidential library.

Trump was said to have toured the "flying palace" when it visited Palm Beach in February.

"Sources told ABC News that Attorney General Pam Bondi and Trump's top White House lawyer David Warrington concluded it would be 'legally permissible' for the donation of the aircraft to be conditioned on transferring its ownership to Trump's presidential library before the end of his term, according to sources familiar with their determination," ABC reported.

Trump to accept $400 million 'flying palace' jet as gift from Qatar: report

President Donald Trump is expected to accept the most valuable gift ever given to a U.S. president. ABC News reported that the royal family of Qatar is prepared to gift a 747-8 jumbo jet for Trump's use as Air Force One until the end of his term, when the aircraft will be transferred to his...

www.rawstory.com

As if Biondi would tell Trump he can't do it.

“raw tabloid”? Pretty desperate on your part to cut and paste from an internet tabloid.

 

[Meathead]

Let's see if Trump really turns this over to his presidential library when he is out. I doubt it. But he'll play the system, lie, and his worshippers will excuse the probable violation of the Emoluments Clause.

Trump to accept $400 million 'flying palace' jet as gift from Qatar: report​

President Donald Trump is expected to accept the most valuable gift ever given to a U.S. president.

ABC News reported that the royal family of Qatar is prepared to gift a 747-8 jumbo jet for Trump's use as Air Force One until the end of his term, when the aircraft will be transferred to his presidential library.

Trump was said to have toured the "flying palace" when it visited Palm Beach in February.

"Sources told ABC News that Attorney General Pam Bondi and Trump's top White House lawyer David Warrington concluded it would be 'legally permissible' for the donation of the aircraft to be conditioned on transferring its ownership to Trump's presidential library before the end of his term, according to sources familiar with their determination," ABC reported.

Trump to accept $400 million 'flying palace' jet as gift from Qatar: report

President Donald Trump is expected to accept the most valuable gift ever given to a U.S. president. ABC News reported that the royal family of Qatar is prepared to gift a 747-8 jumbo jet for Trump's use as Air Force One until the end of his term, when the aircraft will be transferred to his...

www.rawstory.com

As if Biondi would tell Trump he can't do it.

Rawstory?!

 

[Seymour Flops]

Let's see if Trump really turns this over to his presidential library when he is out. I doubt it. But he'll play the system, lie, and his worshippers will excuse the probable violation of the Emoluments Clause.

Trump to accept $400 million 'flying palace' jet as gift from Qatar: report​

President Donald Trump is expected to accept the most valuable gift ever given to a U.S. president.

ABC News reported that the royal family of Qatar is prepared to gift a 747-8 jumbo jet for Trump's use as Air Force One until the end of his term, when the aircraft will be transferred to his presidential library.

Trump was said to have toured the "flying palace" when it visited Palm Beach in February.

"Sources told ABC News that Attorney General Pam Bondi and Trump's top White House lawyer David Warrington concluded it would be 'legally permissible' for the donation of the aircraft to be conditioned on transferring its ownership to Trump's presidential library before the end of his term, according to sources familiar with their determination," ABC reported.

Trump to accept $400 million 'flying palace' jet as gift from Qatar: report

President Donald Trump is expected to accept the most valuable gift ever given to a U.S. president. ABC News reported that the royal family of Qatar is prepared to gift a 747-8 jumbo jet for Trump's use as Air Force One until the end of his term, when the aircraft will be transferred to his...

www.rawstory.com

As if Biondi would tell Trump he can't do it.

Sources told ABC News

This will never end.

We'll get even more of these fake stories after Trump dies.

Citings of Trump malfeasance will outnumber sightings of Elvis.

 

[Paradoxical#1]

IF it is a gift to America, then it remains in the American Inventory AFTER he leaves office. IF it is private gift, where he plan to hanger it when not using it while he is in office. Can't have it both ways.

Read up more. This is a gift to the United States and will go to his presidential library when his term is up. This is a nonissue.

 

[Paradoxical#1]

Prove it. Site reliable scoureces.

Prove what? That it was given to the United States?

 

[The Irish Ram]

I wonder how much shit President Cleveland got for the giant statue he accepted from France...

 

[WorldWatcher]

Personally I don't have an issue with the Air Force accepting the 747-8 jet as a gift.

However there needs to be conditions:

#1 Qatar must gift the aircraft with no strings attached. It becomes the property of the United States Government in perpetuity with no conditions. That at some point in the future, as determined by the US Government it can be scrapped to save on maintenance costs, donated as per direction of Congress, or sold to the highest bider. That since it was donated to the Air Force and not President Trump, that it would not be transferred to a private Presidential Libary organization.

#2 The aircraft will be used for at least 10 years by the Air Forces as an air show symbol at events around the world as a "Aircraft Good Will Platform" and will be open to the public to demonstrate the close friendship between the people of Qatar and the people of the United States.

#3 Due to security concerns and the costs of safety and national security deep inspections and the costs of retrofitting communication and anti missiles system the aircraft will remain unmodified but will never fly with the President onboard or fly with the designation of "Air Force 1" nor will it be designationed a VC-25(series) within the Air Forces inventory.

Under those considtions the US would be happy to accept.

WW

 

[Billiejeens]

Don't take the bait, start thinking.

No chance

 

[Moonglow]

I wonder how much shit President Cleveland got for the giant statue he accepted from France...

Congress approved the Statue of Liberty