WE THE PEOPLE must take responsibility for defeating the MAGA-Republican-Trump regime. We all know what's going on. The daily headlines speak for themselves to the SANE amongst us. This is a slow moving COUP! The cavalry is NOT COMING. We are the cavalry. Find your own unique way to RESIST!
Article 1 §9:
No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And 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*.
Generally, Federal personnel may not accept gifts from foreign governments. There are some exceptions such as a gift that does not exceed the minimal value or the gift of lodging, travel and meals provided such a gift is offered while the Federal traveler is overseas.
Finally, this restriction in the Constitution, (e.g. the Emoluments Clause) prohibits retired military members from accepting gifts from foreign governments unless they receive advance approval. More details can be found in the SOCO white paper.
"The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be encreased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them."
But he doesn't care, and neither those who could stop him... he just doesn't care about anything and does all he wants. You the people, just stop him already.
However one attempts to justify this - it is corruption pure and simple!
And! But me no buts! The idea that the aircraft will be ‘donated’ to the Trump Foundation in 2029 cannot, given the short life span, disguise corruption!
“A bribe that he says he’s to use as Air Force One, but it’s his personal property, maintained and operated by tax dollars…” there I corrected it for you
Why would anyone use U.S. dollars as their reserve currency when we are so poor that our president has to accept a free plane from Qatar as a personal gift?
Not just because it's corrupt, but also because it shows the rule of law is dead in America.
Oh Lord, won't you buy me a 747?
My friends all fly A380s, I must make amends
Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends
I’ll wait for delivery each day until three
So, oh, Lord, won't you buy me a 747?
A couple of thoughts-
First it would seem doubtful the gift 747 contains all of the capabilities of the current 747. I doubt the AF will fly it as AF 1 as is. They won’t fly a private plane if Trump claims the gift as his.
If the plane gets modified, it won’t be Trump’s.
Just for a second imagine the justifiable outrage the #GOP would have had, if China gifted Biden a brand new $400M luxury 747-8, that was then removed from Gov service and donated to the Biden library?!?
Journalists need to ask that question, why is the double standard okay when it comes to Trump?
Well, he has no power since he’s in the minority. The question should be why aren’t we piling on to Republican Senators? Why should they not feel the heat?
Yes, however, since he has no “power” they aren’t going to listen to him. Republican senators will only start backpedaling once voters show up in large numbers to protest. But, doubt that will happen.
So he can’t do anything because he has no power, and he has no power because he and his party did a piss poor job… but they still collect their massive paychecks and trade the stock market with insider information.
Got it!
Yes, I pointed that out in the first part of my comment, did you notice?
I’m just wondering why we are paying Chuck Schumer $195k to crack jokes when he should be hanging his head in shame for being leader of this Dem fiasco…
The kicker, a recent poll, despite the sh*t show & Trump’s awful numbers, shows voters would still reelect him. Again, it appears we, the voters, have not learned out lesson.
That’s exactly the Dem fiasco!
It’s a political party’s only job to inspire confidence in the electorate and the DNC failed spectacularly in ‘24, losing WH, House and Senate.
You can’t blame the voters when you failed to motivate them to come out and vote. Voter turnout is about 56%
Yes, I can blame voters. Instead of looking for a JFK or Obama, they should’ve seen the danger & how they were being manipulated by foreign powers. But, hey, sure, let’s blame the DNC cause we wouldn’t want to accept responsibility for our own stupidity.
Dem fiasco? LOL, why blame others for what is voters fault? Ppl keep voting or not voting on “principle” or because they consider both parties evil or because Gaza despite warning from Dem leaders, many others. Voters were told that they wouldn’t like the consequences & still they didn’t listen.
I don't give a shit anymore. May the USA implode, the sooner the better. You voted (a majority did at least) for the worst possible person for the task (and you knew it) hoping that it was all a joke. It wasn't. It will all end in a civil war.
It wasn’t a majority. About 1/3 voted for him. About 2/3 either voted for her, or let him win by sitting the eff out. We are being ruled by a loud obnoxious minority of facists. And I’m still waiting for that 1/3 that sat out to put on their big girl panties and fix their mistake.
Sitting that one out was pretty stupid, so yes, the vast majority of Americans are stupid. Very sad. Same thing almost happened in Canada where a third of the electors didn't show up.
Trump is poised to fly Air Force One on a $400M jet gifted by Qatar—then transfer it to his library. Foreign money. Private deals. A Constitution no one’s enforcing. This isn’t diplomacy. It’s influence for sale. And we’re all just watching it happen.
Trump told the Qataris: “No, I’m good with the planes I have,” but they pressed him. “Sir,” they said, “we insist that you have it.” So he had no choice but to accept their gift to the U.S. because to turn it down would be an insult!
Suggestion- let him take it on the fulfillment of a promise toimmediately resign and exit from the country. It’s gold and shiny. He WANTS IT!
Meanwhile, I can only have 5 pencils.
if the us has become a nation accepting bribe like gifts, maybe it's leaders are way corrupter than once thought of...
on the other side a grifter's gonna grift no matter what, trump is an instant regret and an insult to the usa, he is the answer to the question: how cheap can a us president be...
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Will Elon cancel that Boeing order for a new Air Force One to save money?
No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And 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*.
Generally, Federal personnel may not accept gifts from foreign governments. There are some exceptions such as a gift that does not exceed the minimal value or the gift of lodging, travel and meals provided such a gift is offered while the Federal traveler is overseas.
#Trump #Qatar #Emolument #Constitution #Airforceone
https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII-S1-C7-1/ALDE_00000233/#:~:text=The%20President%20shall%2C%20at%20stated,States%2C%20or%20any%20of%20them.&text=See%20U.S.%20Const.
And! But me no buts! The idea that the aircraft will be ‘donated’ to the Trump Foundation in 2029 cannot, given the short life span, disguise corruption!
There is no such thing as a free lunch!
Trump? Bought and sold!
Because it is against the US Constitution.
Today's news media is why we have a convicted felon in the White House.
There. Fixed.
Not just because it's corrupt, but also because it shows the rule of law is dead in America.
My friends all fly A380s, I must make amends
Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends
I’ll wait for delivery each day until three
So, oh, Lord, won't you buy me a 747?
First it would seem doubtful the gift 747 contains all of the capabilities of the current 747. I doubt the AF will fly it as AF 1 as is. They won’t fly a private plane if Trump claims the gift as his.
If the plane gets modified, it won’t be Trump’s.
Journalists need to ask that question, why is the double standard okay when it comes to Trump?
He can’t do anything for the American people, but he has all the one-liners!
This gift is wholly inappropriate, so what exactly is Schumer’s plan to deny it?
Got it!
I’m just wondering why we are paying Chuck Schumer $195k to crack jokes when he should be hanging his head in shame for being leader of this Dem fiasco…
It’s a political party’s only job to inspire confidence in the electorate and the DNC failed spectacularly in ‘24, losing WH, House and Senate.
You can’t blame the voters when you failed to motivate them to come out and vote. Voter turnout is about 56%
https://jasonegenberg.substack.com/p/the-price-tag-on-the-presidency
Meanwhile, I can only have 5 pencils.
Trump is going to have a library?! WTF does he need a library for?!
on the other side a grifter's gonna grift no matter what, trump is an instant regret and an insult to the usa, he is the answer to the question: how cheap can a us president be...