“.. In short, a foreign government might give the president of the United States a $400 million personal gift. Not a bad haul at a time when Trump is asking American children to do with fewer dolls and pencils.” @theatlantic.com #TwoDolls www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/... - ThreadSky

carlquintanilla.bsky.social • 17 days ago

“.. In short, a foreign government might give the president of the United States a $400 million personal gift. Not a bad haul at a time when Trump is asking American children to do with fewer dolls and pencils.”

@theatlantic.com #TwoDolls
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/05/trump-qatar-plane-gift/682785/

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mbandman.bsky.social•17 days ago

They could donate $400M to feed the children that Trump cut funding for. Or pediatric cancer research. Nope, they give it to a man who can help them.

stillbluemoon.bsky.social•17 days ago

As Michael Cohen put it,what if it’s majorly bugged…or has a kill switch…🤔…never mind.

howardbeale.bsky.social•16 days ago

maybe New Mexico state and the two sovereign wealth funds in Texas can offer him a hundred billion dollars to take over the Southwest and move the capital there.
they'll even throw in royalties for any SpaceX space missiles.
I meant research satellites
- CEO, spacely space sprockets

kathythome.bsky.social•16 days ago

He gets one plane, we get two dolls and five pencils.

thegrtnecessity.bsky.social•17 days ago

Better collect the tariffs on this transaction.....

ebbitt.bsky.social•17 days ago

Exactly

ebbitt.bsky.social•17 days ago

Ask Cramer what he thinks?

ebbitt.bsky.social•17 days ago

You must long days sitting On Air with Trumpers lying and Spinning. You’re the best.

brettlorenzen.bsky.social•16 days ago

The question the press needs to ask:

Mr Trump, you have at least $400M yourself. Would you give that much money to someone, today, no strings attached, and never expect them to do anything in return for it?

judgejoycessa.bsky.social•17 days ago

👿🤬😰💩🤢😱

palpableconcern.bsky.social•16 days ago

Gift article, in case you can’t read the one above. https://bsky.app/profile/palpableconcern.bsky.social/post/3lozu2rfdyc2f

jaydeedouble.bsky.social•17 days ago

It’s quaint thinking back to when Mike Pompeo stole a $6,000 bottle of whiskey given to the State Department, as a gift from Japan…

marcia58.bsky.social•17 days ago

Americans wanted a criminal as the leader of their country, and they went out and elected a convicted criminal just to make sure there were no mistakes, I am just sitting on the sideline, lmmfao and eating popcorn while watching the clown show that Americans voted into, their presidency, 92% 😆 🤣 😂

lessafetoday08.bsky.social•17 days ago

And he climbed the staircase never to be seen again.........
🤞

choosethetruth.bsky.social•17 days ago

The United States Congress needs to approve and set conditions on the acceptance by the Pentagon of this “gift”.

Perhaps they may accept as a gift to “the office of the US Presidency”, to be used by all future presidents.

If not approved, then too bad, Donald.

callmeoz.bsky.social•17 days ago

Trump was quoted as saying "let them drive Bentleys."

ratatouillecat.bsky.social•17 days ago

Wait till you see what the Saudis do. It will be, “The Mother of All Bribes!”

darbida.bsky.social•16 days ago

Jared already snagged the $2B advance from SA

mytebyte.bsky.social•17 days ago

Nothing is free.
Everything else costs

0-adrian-0.bsky.social•17 days ago

And big question, when he leaves and can keep the plane what does the next president fly with? The old parked #1? And all the upgrades we have to add now will be have to be ripped out again when he leaves?

colinscott13.bsky.social•17 days ago

If there's "no such thing as a free boat", there's definitely no such thing as a free 747.

headworx.bsky.social•17 days ago

U don’t get it. It’s a great win for taxpayers. Have a free plane rather than paying for it. DOGE.

darbida.bsky.social•16 days ago

We know the price, but not what it’s gonna cost us.

coldrent.bsky.social•17 days ago

Bibi better hope Miriam Adelson has a $500 million plane.

afterthetrumping.bsky.social•17 days ago

The fact that this nimrod thinks people think otherwise is embarrassing beyond belief.

serklarvel.bsky.social•17 days ago

It's just another bribe, nothing extraordinary since Citizens United. Corruption is legal in the US and Trump wants a big piece of it.

blasphemousjones.bsky.social•17 days ago

Hell, there's no such thing as a "free" whistle in a cereal box.

blownmotor.bsky.social•17 days ago

People work , the employer pays them … this seems to be the same .

sdmarch1.bsky.social•17 days ago

let me ask this, of the supposedly centrist, common sense, middle path Republican Congressman Fitzpatrick (not that he will answer.) Will you call out and vote to call out this outright bribe by way of a Jet gift from Qatar? Will you call for AG to recuse - she had 100g month contract with Qatar !

dgener.bsky.social•17 days ago

You do not need 32 dolls!!

icebeard.bsky.social•16 days ago

Instead of bribing trump maybe Qatar could gift the US some F18s to replace the ones we keep losing in the sea. They don’t even need to have gold plating…

wozvillenation.bsky.social•17 days ago

How about if they just give him $400m cash which he will use for “governing” until he sets up his Presidential Library to chronicle all the bribes he took as he uses the money to pay Trump Org to overbill 500% to build it?

tomshick.bsky.social•17 days ago

I just want to point out that I have no problem with Trump accepting this plane as long as he resigns his office prior to delivery.

jcvd1114.bsky.social•17 days ago

The absurdity of the situation is mind numbing. The #1 financiers of Middle East terror groups are buying influence with a $400M personal gift and the acting American president is calling us all stupid for questioning the madness.

citizen12345.bsky.social•17 days ago

Trump should’ve said he would take $400M for dolls for Americans vs a personal plane

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