Zinke dismisses ethics concerns about Qatar gifting Trump a luxury jet: "Remember who President Trump is. He's a billionaire businessman from New York. He doesn't sleep in a sleeping bag over night. He says, 'Hey, this is a great plane.'"
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I take it to mean he thinks that corruption only happens by the poor. Trump is a man who has a long history of not/slow paying contractors, defrauding university students & charities and yet he gets the benefit of the doubt because he has a paper ledger that indicates wealth. Character matters too!
Remember who Priam is. Priam's not some dumb Achaean foot soldier, he's King of Troy. He says "Hey, this is a great horse, put it over there next to the treasury."
Typical MAGAT defending these illegal actions 😡
The plane is old and needs $500 MILLION TAX PAYER DOLLARS to retrofit this to use as Air Force One. And then he gets to keep it when he leaves? How is this OK? 😡
"Remember who Hannibal Lecter is. He's a brilliant psychopath and forensic psychiatrist from Lithuania. He doesn't murder out of convenience, but for pleasure. He says, 'Hey, this is some great liver.'"
Remember how he got those billions. Grifting just like he is now doing only on a massive scale. These people who excuse the Mafia boss are little short of hoods.
Hey guys - the dude who resigned as Secretary of the Interior during Trump 1 over 18 federal investigations for self-dealing and misusing government resources says the Qatari jet bribe is above the board, so can we all stop overreacting?
If he wants that much, perhaps he can buy it for 95% of the $400m cost plus whatever countermeasures and stuff are added on whilst in service? He could start a layaway now 😁
At this point, if you took the Constitution with a lighter in front of them and burned the Constitution they wouldn't care they wouldn't freak out because they don't care about the Constitution.
That's BS! Greed is the driving force, and winning (obtaining the most shiny things) is the goal. H wants that plane and will do everything necessary to get it just to show off.
Remember the ol’ blind trust thing in Tump 1? It’s crazy that a segment of society sees this as normal and natural of US leaders to line their own pockets so significantly. The hotel mandated stays seem so quaint now
Does this gift have flares to deter heat-seeking missiles? Does it have an onboard OR/med center? Mid-flight refueling capability? Hardened against crashes? ECM and IRC jamming capabilities? Ability to resist an EMP?
Yet Biden gets repaid for a loan and the Republicans go nuclear. Proving once again it was all a Red Herring to demonize the Democrats in office. To turn Americans against all Democrats. So we can have an America we now see today. On the verge of Republican domination.
Whatever else t-Rump is, he’s not a businessman. He a tax cheat, a fraud, a convicted felon, a serial rapist, and a pretend businessman who would be far, far richer today if he’d invested the 400 million daddy gave him in an index fund. He even managed to bankrupt a casino! He has the sadiM touch.
During my career in asset management, when offered things of value from brokers, I didn't get to say, "Hey, this is a great ski trip. Let's go." It would have violated rules of conduct for both my firm and profession. I'd have been fired. I'm supposed to act for the clients, not for myself.
because *of course* CNN would invite a Cabinet member from the first go-around, who had several ethics probes himself and later left the regime, to opine on ethics
Says the ex Trump guy who wasted millions in taxpayers money…
“Ryan Zinke misused his position to advance a development project in his Montana hometown and failed to disclose details of his involvement when questioned by ethics officials, a federal investigation has found.”
Mr. Zinke? Remember what the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution is. "No Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any PRESENT, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or FOREIGN STATE."
These guys would be calling for the impeachment of a democrat if they had accepted a cookie as a gift. These people are not legitimate politicians, they are criminals and traitors
“The president is used to a life of luxury so we must do everything we can to ensure he continues to live an opulent lifestyle” is…definitely a take when he’s asking people to take on economic pain.
Zinke neglects to mention that Trump is a billionaire who is so greedy that he shills his own memecoins and shills products. And cheats on his taxes And commits fraud. And seemingly can't pay the damages he's legally obligated to pay.
So you have a problem with people that want or have to sleep in sleeping bags? You all act like his $hit don’t stink! He is a moron made of flesh and bones like the rest of us. Idc if he’s a billionaire!
Just wow! What a slap in the face to those of us who are not so privileged which is 99.9999% of us! They don’t care about what matters to us, only themselves! F*** Zinke and friends.
Oh, we (the USA) can provide transport, all right. It's just not _gilded_ enough for the current guy. Our president does not need gold-sprayed this-and-that to fly. Or at least none ever have before this guy, more shame to him, the short-fingered vulgarian.
Remember who he is? the sitting president of the United States has no authority to accept ANY GIFT from a foreign entity according to our constitution. This foreign entity funds terrorism. No regardless of how “nice the plane.”What’s really going on while this distraction grabs headlines?CORRUPTION
This narrative con-job they are trying to sell that rich elites are somehow not greedy or are uncorruptible because they already have some level of wealth is so corrosive to a just society.
It's cover for blatant corruption and nothing else. The wealthy are often the most greedy and unethical.
Maybe reporters should start with a question about Repubs whole obsession with Biden, China, $5mil, then say “you must be more concerned about $400bil plane from Qatar” Qatar who finances Hamas.
It has lots of gold trim and a cushy bed. It does not have secure coms, missile defense, tactical radar, an escape pod, or mid-air refueling. If Trump flies in this and gets shot down, it will be the most expensive Darwin award in history.
I have no idea why they think their President is different than any other one. just because he’s a billionaire.Nothing was wrong with the plane he was flying in. Except Biden flew with it.Only thing different with this president he’s a felon - who don’t follow the constitution.
“””TRUTH IS TRUTH””” 🇺🇸AMERICA 🇺🇸 SOLD ITS SOUL “””I WILL NO LONGER THINK THE SAME WAY””” SO WHAT HES FREAKING BILLIONAIRE”””THAT IS NOT WHAT “””🇺🇸UNITED STATES🇺🇸”””STANDS FOR “””YOU TRULY CAN,T FIX “””STRAIGHT UP DELUSIONAL DERANGED IDIOTIC STUPIDITY”””
I'm not a billionaire and don't sleep in a sleeping bag overnight either (as I'm not much of a camper), but that doesn't mean I don't know what an emoluments violation is.
I actually agree with part of this. "Remember who Trump is." That man has been given things his whole life. In his mind, everything that's given to him is something he deserves.
Its a terrible quality for a president to have. Republicans acting surprised by this are ignorant.
Why talk to this fool. He was so crooked during his time in Trump's first screwed up administration. And for the record. Trump is not a billionaire but he's using this term trying to ensure he'll be one before he leaves office. And he will be out before 2029.
“I’m glad Pam Bondi stepped in. . .” has to be the most laughable statement in defense of this blatant bribe. The De Facto consigliere of the Trump family is no paragon of ethics and virtue. At this point, she’s the most integral piece of the criminal enterprise currently occupying the White House.
This is where a responsible journalist says: “Whoa. What is wrong with you? This is ethically and legally indefensible. Period. Full stop. Next segment.”
What Zinke really means to say is that he will back Trump on anything as long as Trump endorses him in the midterms. These spineless GOP MF’rs are all the same.
The only response from the reporter should be, "The US Constitution specifically forbids officials from receiving gifts from a foreign government. How can this be legal?"
The whole point is just to say words that the supporters and voters can repeat to themselves over and over to tell themselves why it's okay and they shouldn't care. It doesn't matter WHAT they say, it's that it's SOMETHING the cultists can put in the "actually, it's fine, the libs are just mad" box.
“I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. … Grab ’em by the pussy. You can do anything.” So I guess that’s ok because he’s rich.
Nothing to worry about everyone, just remember that we’re dealing with a true artist when it comes to corruption, ok??! And be grateful for your two fcking dolls and jobs putting in IPhone screws! We aren’t all as special as FatAss Orange.
They can't find anyone who isn't already known for being corrupt to weigh in, so they're recycling old Trumpists who were tossed aside for being corrupt.
Is he acting as a businessman or the President. If he's acting as a businessman, then give up the Presidency and accept all the gifts you want. Unfortunately, if he wasn't President, the gifts would stop because the countries couldn't influence him to their benefit and screw over the US.
What the fuck does that even mean? They make excuses and placate him while ignoring a little thing called the Emoluments Clause. If Obama was even offered a jet they would have impeached him. #Resist
He’s a billionaire,crook, shitty businessman who squandered his privileged inheritance on terrible business practices. His name & whiteness gave him access to grift his new wealth using the presidency. He’s asking families to sacrifice financially while he flies around in a Hamas mobile. Ok. 🇺🇸
Maybe the man who had to resign due to ethics concerns in the previous trump admin isn’t the best person to bring on or better yet he should be pressed on his own ethical failings
They really just don't know how life works without having a private plane and servants waiting on them all day. They really think we all live the same lives of comfort and excess that they do.
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Its not up to Bondi but congress needs ton approve this.
What they did to Clinton for getting a bj. After he paid off the deficit.
Republicans are crooked.
Trump was -$4 billion in debt before the presidency.
The plane is old and needs $500 MILLION TAX PAYER DOLLARS to retrofit this to use as Air Force One. And then he gets to keep it when he leaves? How is this OK? 😡
#QatarPlane
Does this gift have flares to deter heat-seeking missiles? Does it have an onboard OR/med center? Mid-flight refueling capability? Hardened against crashes? ECM and IRC jamming capabilities? Ability to resist an EMP?
This is NOT an AF1 plane.
https://www.cnn.com/2017/10/13/politics/ryan-zinke-flag-flights-horse-dogs/index.html
Trump 2017- https://youtu.be/Iome5i3Mx5Y?...
Trump accepted an Unconstitutional 400M airplane from Quatar.
“Ryan Zinke misused his position to advance a development project in his Montana hometown and failed to disclose details of his involvement when questioned by ethics officials, a federal investigation has found.”
without 🤮
Trump's moved on to the next round of self enrichment .
Well, just confirms the fact that they hate the poor.
That the capability of the U.S.A has deteriorated to the point where they are no longer able to provide transport for the President, anymore.
It's cover for blatant corruption and nothing else. The wealthy are often the most greedy and unethical.
Oh wait, he’s saying the current Air Force One is the equivalent of a sleeping bag.
Deflect distract, answer is hell no. The question to Bondi is explain your prior lobbying role for Qatar
Its a terrible quality for a president to have. Republicans acting surprised by this are ignorant.
At least that wouldn't be loaded with spyware.
Trump 2017- https://youtu.be/Iome5i3Mx5Y?...
Trump accepted an Unconstitutional 400M airplane from Quatar.
Either this is trivial & makes no difference to Trump or it’s so material to him that he’d be stupid to turn it down. Can’t be both.
If Democrats believe they have the numbers, start the recall.
But you don't.
Everything Democrats say they are for They're actually against.
Reparations for Black Americans.
Women's Rights= Men are Not Women.
$0 For Genocide & Aipac🤷🏾♀️
It's time to get real. Either you fight for the Rights of All of Us or All of Us will sink in this Ship, Together 🚢
“I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. … Grab ’em by the pussy. You can do anything.” So I guess that’s ok because he’s rich.
https://www.npr.org/2022/02/16/1081180054/ryan-zinke-interior-investigation-ig-report
When will he be paying that?
How about Trump accepting a luxury jet from Putin?
How about Zinke accepting a luxury jet from Putin?
How about Biden accepting a luxury jet from Putin
How about Hunter Biden accepting a luxury jet from George Soros?
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A businessman who has declared bankruptcy many times.
https://www.kcra.com/article/california-gavin-newsom-ban-homeless-encampments/64744423