Think of all the grift that has occurred without our knowledge, and how - just by the act of giving an undisclosed gift, and Trump receiving an undisclosed gift - Trump has compromised himself and his administration. The sheer act of being covert renders him vulnerable to blackmail or coercion
Granted - Trump is already ethically compromised, and would be willing to place his own interests above America's to begin with. But kompromat only ever gets deeper. Think of the myriad of undisclosed conflicts he had with Putin/Moscow/Russia all the way prior to 2016. Now think of the status quo.
He’s so damn stupid! Once they make the required security and tech changes required - paid for by us, of course - and started flying around in it doesn’t he know we’ll know?!?! WTAF?!
Exactly how stupid is he?!
For real…
I'm old enough to remember Donald trying to scam Ukraine by withholding money already allocated for them by Congress, until they helped him personally in his campaign.
No, those were the days that a weakling Republican Senate refused to do their duty and remove the grifter. And because they didn't we are now stuck with a convicted felon and adjudicated sexual assaulter destroying everything while he commits more crimes.
So the fact that that WE are getting a GIFT, FREE OF CHARGE from THE GREEKS, of a GIANT WOODEN HORSE to replace the 40 year old One, temporarily, in a very public and transparent transaction, so bothers the Crooked Odysseus, that they insist we pay, TOP DRACMA, for the HORSE. MAKE TROY GREEK AGAIN!
wait until he get the jet, and they say nothing about fuel, pilots, spare parts, any kind of extended warranty, and lock the bathroom doors... hiding the keys somewhere on the plane!
This might be the biggest prank on Trump yet!
Even if they were able to hide that Qatar gave Trump the plane. The plane itself would be literally impossible to hide when he began using it. Did they expect media to ignore how he suddenly started flying around in a different plane?
“Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority: still more when you superadd the tendency or the certainty of corruption by authority.”
Lord Acton
Seems kind of indicative of the Trump regime that the corruption cannot be too overt or be taken too far. Could have taken cash or gold bars, nobody would have known, but they just don't care.
Consider THIS, in 2018, #45 made the following statement.
If YOU have a clear memory of 9/11, WHAT would EVER make YOU change your mind about the ppl who attacked us?
since I dont read/watch tv news anymore, has this latest grift been on corporate media and are they outraged or just another matter of fact grift to the FELON? #nothingtoseehere
other theother hand, if a dem president or any dem accepted such a grift there would be days long outrage on the news...
I’ve left msgs w/Murkowski & Graham (so far) about the “astounding hypocrisy” of the Rep party. Menendez is in prison bcs he got gold bars from Egypt but Orange gets away with it. “If you don’t address this NOW, we won’t have a democracy in 4 years so you don’t have to worry about being primaried”.
He must have made so much dosh when the Dow Jones plummeted that he can afford a flashy new plane. Oh wait......he won't be paying for it 🤔.....but who will ? 🤷♀️🤬🤬🤬
Whoever revealed it better get an attorney right quick, or a plane ticket to a country with no extradition bc Trump will be after them and ABC will cave
This was orchestrated - No ifs or buts about it -
Like all his dirty deeds, this was in the plans before he even won the election or stole it - whichever you chose to believe, with Musk and Starlink -
Making deals with a country that has shocking human rights abuses- Trump pushing no due process
The clandestine document, titled “Project ENDGAME” and drafted by U.S. company Global Risk Advisors (GRA), which was founded by the ex-CIA employee Kevin Chalker, reads, “High Alert: An attack on Hamas is an attack on Qatar. An attack on the Muslim Brotherhood is an attack on Qatar.”
“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.” #impeachtrump
The level of flak coming from Trump and the administration is overwhelming. MSM would do well to pick a major conflict or unconstitutional action and pursue it 24/7. Put Trump on the defensive. Planes, crypto, tariff, DOW manipulation, citizen kidnapping, pick a lane.
"Dow manipulation" in other words the left is now admitting they lost the narrative. Maybe the media has picked a lane several times and Trump and team have noticed and took the easy wins. If your confident something is a disaster you dont need to be early to the narrative.
A transaction usually means that both parties to the transaction exchange something of value. So trump gets the plane but what has he promised Qatar? Trump continues to sell out this country to enrich himself.
"A tangible gift of more than minimal value accepted for reasons of protocol or courtesy may not be kept as a personal gift, however, but is considered accepted on behalf of and property of the United States"....
Who thought this was a good idea?
How is this allowed?
Are communications encrypted?
Security?
Who'll pilot it??
Who funds to fly?
Is it allowed on a secure airbase?
Just give it to tRump Corp. He'll write an EO for no tax & charge SS & press to fly. The Petty Felon won't ever sign it to his family
It’s a gift from Qatari royal family to DOD. So the 79 year old madman in cognitive decline can fly around the world in his palace in the sky. Donny 2Dolls and 5Pencil telling MAGATS to suck it up while he flashes his golden toilet and flies in $400million dollar palace.
The hypocrisy is astounding, it’s as if we live in another reality.
Just a few short months ago it was the Biden crime family.
This man is literally being paid by foreign governments in the open, this isn’t a mystery. It’s like watching Friday the 13th, the guy with the mask is going to kill people.
But Biden got like 10 million dollars while he was a citizen, and his coke addled son got a job because of his father’s name.
To compare that to Trump getting a used plane, selling some meme coins, or his extremely qualified coke addled son getting a job based on his expertise and not his name!
I’m confused. Everything I have ever read or watched about AF1 told me it was a Flying Fortress with defensive capabilities that were top secret.
It could also be used as a command centre with state of the art technology. Did Trump give Qatar the blueprints? Copies held at Mar-a-Lago.
Trumps attempted multi million dollar scam (in plain view!) is simply staggering in it’s extreme corruption & simultaneously a highly dangerous security breach, placing our country at risk. ALSO Over $300 mil is needed to refurbish it at tax payer expense !! Then he hopes to ‘donate’ it to himself !
He's saying that people who pay for their stuff are "losers". That's clearly his modus operandi: don't pay unless legally forced to, and then only pay a fraction of the debt.
Here is the thing about this if this does go thru. What happens to the current VC-25's while he is joy riding? Worst thing you can do to a plane is park it. So he gets to keep his toy what would the incoming POTUS use after day one in office? But then again he locked Biden out of the WH on day one.
Obviously it doesn’t. He’s like a toddler with a chainsaw who gets all he wants or he will seek revenge. It’s been like a horror show I’d like to never watch.
And his followers believe 1) he deserves it-ignoring who it came from; 2) believe they too could have a golden jet if they just tighten their belts and buy less dolls.
They are the stupidest ppl on earth.
He is a very bad con man and grifter but they are dumb enough to believe him.
Rubes.
Not everyone knows it against the law for the government to accept anything free. But you would think the Pres & DOJ knows that. But you know who does know? RUBIO KNOWS THAT!
Yes, of course. Fuck all of them endlessly but if they can be useful we must not be above exploiting even the most bare minimum overlap in ideals to gain a foothold in opposition.
For real! Working on presidential aircraft is really expensive because everyone who touches the process has to be extensively vetted and every part has to be certified.
Hat-tip to the whistleblower. Everyone has a line of tolerance. I have to believe that this has crossed the lines of even the most knuckle-walking, mouth-breathing Trumpers.
If Emirates did not want anyone to NOTICE, they will need to paint it BLACK with STEALTH PAINT & make the BRIBE INVISIBLE! 🫣 What's next? An artificial island & a secret hanger? 😳
Even we set aside the ethics issues, how in the hell is this not tremendous waste to spend tens of millions (or more) to tear it apart to assure there's no bugs/spyware, then refit it for safe presidential use, to be replaced by new 747s in 4 years?
Foreign Emoluments Clause (Article I, Section 9, Clause 8):
'No person holding an office of trust under the U.S. can accept a present, emolument (fee, salary), office, or title from a foreign state without the consent of Congress. This protects against foreign influence and potential corruption.'
…..just how did he think he was going to hide it…..? Its like a child stealing chocolate biscuits saying that they didnt with a face smudged with chocolate!!
Still, a tyrant publicly boasting about his own corruption is a demonstration of power -- power over the rules applicable to the unwashed masses or the tyrant's enemies.
It’s never gonna stop don’t you understand? people that hate him are making money off of this. Lots of 40 & 50 year-olds who hate Trump are looking the other way. No empathy for the people that have been fucked by this guy. I can’t even talk to my own son. It’s crushingly sad.
Demand your Congressmen enforce use of Emoluments Clause of Constitution! FOTUS cannot accept the plane as a personal gift, unless he pays taxes and assumes all costs personally. If a gift to USA it isn't his toy. DO NOT FUND any upgrades!
It suddenly became a “very public and transparent” bribe in plane sight. If he takes it, he should leave it for the next president when he leaves office, especially since taxpayer dollars are going to re-vamp it as Air Force One
Yes he should. There are numerous things he should be doing, such as abiding by the constitution he swore an oath to in January. He is intentionally lying, misleading the American people, destroying our democracy, isn’t transparent at all… yada yada yada… He’s gotta go.
lesse now Trump will be angry and lash out at ABC, calling them '..very mean, unfair, and nasty' right? this is the norm for him when he gets caught...deflection
Boeing is already working on two replacement aircraft for the current VC-25As that serve as AF1. In addition to about $4.5 billion in taxpayer money, Boeing has eaten about $1 billion in cost overruns.
Yes, but what other scams are we missing? Trump was scamming his whole time in business, he didn't stop when he went into politics. This the tip of the iceberg, shoveling away the loot into bags and letting his family members, and kleptocracy hide it from voters. His corruption spreads and builds.
Surely replacing Air Force One is the business of Congress, not a President! He works for the American people not himself. At least that how it is supposed to work!
It doesn’t apply to him. How is his new $5.5 billion Qatar resort he’s building with foreign labor going to help the US economy or bring jobs to Americans? He’s like, do as I say not as I do and if you speak against me there’s hell to pay. He’s a narcissistic dictator grifter.
Your optimism is quaint. I do appreciate it.
Unfortunately, America is no longer a democracy or a republic. It is an authoritarian country.
God help you all.
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Also - sarcasm, deep sarcasm
Exactly how stupid is he?!
For real…
This might be the biggest prank on Trump yet!
Lord Acton
There’s no way he can accept it
If YOU have a clear memory of 9/11, WHAT would EVER make YOU change your mind about the ppl who attacked us?
That's all he cares about.
Not in this world, thank god.
We, the American people, need these leaks. The info will help drive our disgust and activism against the corrupt Trump administration.
Just saying…
However, even when it becomes public, the GOP continues to provide TOTAL PROTECTION!
THE GRIFT GOES ON!
THE GOP IS ROOT CAUSE!
There is no GOP crime the GOP CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE will not support.
other theother hand, if a dem president or any dem accepted such a grift there would be days long outrage on the news...
end up funding this traitors killing machine. I hope faa calls out that day and they’re all on board!
“CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com
The world's enduring dictators: Hamad bin Khalifa Al Than, Qatar
Jun 7, 2011”
"Qatar gifts a beautiful plane to trump .." or some whitewashing bullshit.
We thought Harlan Crowe's cruises were a lot.
Greedsick fucks.
The fucker is out in center field doing what he damn well pleases…….
Like all his dirty deeds, this was in the plans before he even won the election or stole it - whichever you chose to believe, with Musk and Starlink -
Making deals with a country that has shocking human rights abuses- Trump pushing no due process
“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.” #impeachtrump
If he keeps the jet, he’s subject to indictment. Again.
The Art of the Bribe
Statecraft, Gold-Class Edition
Clearance for Corruption: Flight Approved
When national interests fly first class — courtesy of foreign influence.
Security concerns grounded. Profit takes off.
America First… on the highest bidder’s runway.
https://sarajevotimes.com/a-new-city-worth-5-5-billion-dollars-is-rising-in-qatar/
Or so we thought.
How is this allowed?
Are communications encrypted?
Security?
Who'll pilot it??
Who funds to fly?
Is it allowed on a secure airbase?
Just give it to tRump Corp. He'll write an EO for no tax & charge SS & press to fly. The Petty Felon won't ever sign it to his family
Just a few short months ago it was the Biden crime family.
This man is literally being paid by foreign governments in the open, this isn’t a mystery. It’s like watching Friday the 13th, the guy with the mask is going to kill people.
To compare that to Trump getting a used plane, selling some meme coins, or his extremely qualified coke addled son getting a job based on his expertise and not his name!
Actually, the more I think about it, hell ya let Trump get on that plane! 🤞🤞🤞
The obfuscation has begun. Watch the story changing rapidly in real time.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤣🤣🤣🤣
It could also be used as a command centre with state of the art technology. Did Trump give Qatar the blueprints? Copies held at Mar-a-Lago.
They are the stupidest ppl on earth.
He is a very bad con man and grifter but they are dumb enough to believe him.
Rubes.
I've been ready to stop everything and fight until CHANGE AND ARRESTS BE MADE, since Jan 7th, 2021...
Gonna be to late very very soon... 💔🤦🏼
Always worried about the news crimes are being committed than the actual crimes being committed.
'No person holding an office of trust under the U.S. can accept a present, emolument (fee, salary), office, or title from a foreign state without the consent of Congress. This protects against foreign influence and potential corruption.'
https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/air-force-one-trump-qatari-jet-l3harris-fc903838
3, 2, 1
#米国大恥 #MaAA
He agrees to stop bombing houthis and even even gave them a nice speech.
Qatar, which supports Houthis, just paid him what they probably promised him.
https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-says-us-will-stop-bombing-houthis-after-agreement-struck-2025-05-06/
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Johnson, Thune,
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Tell them to remove Trump by impeachment or treason charges.
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In other news DOJ witch hunt continues for whistleblower(s) responsible for leaking news to ABC
I see a $400 million GOLD BAR Transport vehicle.
Check the walls: they are probs filled with Gold bars.
Probably payment for a shoebox filled with TRUMP Branded INSTANT CITIZENSHIP Gold Cards.
He did launch his GOLD CARDS from Airforce one.
Impeach Trump now!
I'm guessing we know the answer to that.
Unfortunately, America is no longer a democracy or a republic. It is an authoritarian country.
God help you all.
Never happen with so many corrupt and unprincipled Republicans providing cover! 😠