I’ve been bombarded all day by “Joe, should we give the Statue of Liberty back?” Yep, Qatar giving a luxury plane to Trump is exactly the same as France giving the Statue of Liberty to America. - ThreadSky

walshfreedom.bsky.social • 15 days ago

I’ve been bombarded all day by “Joe, should we give the Statue of Liberty back?”

Yep, Qatar giving a luxury plane to Trump is exactly the same as France giving the Statue of Liberty to America.

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lesliead717.bsky.social•15 days ago

what a moronic argument

llm1965.bsky.social•15 days ago

😂

rocknrollghost.bsky.social•15 days ago

My god, someone is that fucking stupid?

Even if the analogy was correct, the gd statue has been there for too long for us to remove it. It's part of our gd country. It's a beacon.

#FuckMAGA

pattidezgn4u.bsky.social•15 days ago

No it isn't

artemis46.bsky.social•15 days ago

Some people are having trouble with this, so here you go:

lauralpharm.bsky.social•15 days ago

I hope you’re being sarcastic.

javaheri.bsky.social•15 days ago

lol

swiftfischer.bsky.social•15 days ago

The idea of people comparing those two things makes my head hurt and my heart ache. We are living in deeply dumb times.

susan77arnold.bsky.social•15 days ago

Dumber than dumb

kipca.bsky.social•15 days ago

Pay no attention the billion dollar Trump golf resort to be built there though: 'It's for America!'

tommmyx.bsky.social•15 days ago

Sarcasm, Joe? You need to put three dots to identify it …

andrewkilger.bsky.social•15 days ago

Grover Cleveland famously accepted the statue so it could be used as his home once he left the White House. 🙄🙄🙄

chuckg74.bsky.social•14 days ago

Hardly, since Trump is going to keep the plane after the US basically rebuild it. This is illegal. But just the tip of the iceberg with this POTUS

ltmitchell.bsky.social•15 days ago

Is the statute of liberty being flown around the world by any of the presidents? Last I checked… no.

pipercat.bsky.social•15 days ago

France should ask for it back. We’re no longer worthy of it.

usmcwizard.bsky.social•15 days ago

Sheesh...

misymoon.bsky.social•15 days ago

The Statue of Liberty is in NY harbor for all to see and be proud of.

That jet from Qatar is just for the FOF to enjoy.

rdl8192boyz.bsky.social•15 days ago

The 2 are not the same, Joe. France gift of the Statue of Liberty was to honor an alliance between our 2 countries of freedom & democracy. It was gifted to our "country", not a "president." Qatar looks to be gifting the president for an alliance of corruption + authoritarianism.

sflboy.bsky.social•15 days ago

Not even close.

caktusbomb.bsky.social•15 days ago

Can these fools ever think for themselves? Every righty on social media is saying the same thing. They'd rather give up the statue of liberty and give Trump a $400 million plane.

lalagirl19.bsky.social•15 days ago

Wow, they really had to dig hard for that reasoning. Meanwhile……… Hunter

bloren.bsky.social•15 days ago

It’s well worth it as long as it has a secret built in self destruct feature, hidden poisonous gas in the o2 system or a secret ejection system build into the “presidential seat” which of course is the toilet seat.

bloren.bsky.social•15 days ago

Haha. Idiots.

yraegel.bsky.social•15 days ago

We should return it because this country no longer holds the values it represents.

jayhawkjack.bsky.social•15 days ago

Didn’t know Grover Cleveland kept the statue for his own personal use after he left office

get-offme.bsky.social•15 days ago

Set it on a fancy table in his living room.

jayhawkjack.bsky.social•15 days ago

😂

mheido.bsky.social•15 days ago

Beside the point but, both houses of Congress approved acceptance of the statue and, it's erection and the construction of it's base was funded by privately raised contributions.

lankyfrank.bsky.social•15 days ago

MAGA logic is no logic. Biden pardons son so it’s perfectly fine to pardon J-6 murderers, oh not J-6 cause as one of them told me, let’s agree to disagree that J-6 even happened.

They will argue rain doesn’t make thing wet soon

longrovebridge.bsky.social•15 days ago

You need smarter followers.

micahnr.bsky.social•15 days ago

Is anyone hitting the espionage angle?

rocknrollghost.bsky.social•15 days ago

I have no doubt that plane is bugged and Qatar has something to command the plane.

This is so gd stupid.

smartchae.bsky.social•15 days ago

This would be the smartest play IMO. It’s weird that people are focusing on the bribery more than the whole “the plane is bugged, guys” angle.

pcollirigger.bsky.social•15 days ago

The right wing mind virus works so much better than the left's. Someone like Stephen Miller came up with the Statue of Liberty comeback, and just turned it loose on Twitter. And that's all they needed in order to shut off their brains.

killenin.bsky.social•15 days ago

Are you serious? The Statue of Liberty was a gift to America, recognizing our commitment to welcoming immigrants. The plane from Qatar is a gift to Trump.

mildredgold.bsky.social•15 days ago

Ahem, not a GIFT, a BRIBE. ftfy

cassbo.bsky.social•15 days ago

America’s education system has clearly failed us. We are in the 2nd Dark Ages.

funpo.bsky.social•15 days ago

Yeah, one is a gift to the country, vs an airplane used as private transportation for a single person’s use.

susan77arnold.bsky.social•15 days ago

No it’s not. The statue went to the American people. Trump took the plane for himself

44lights.bsky.social•15 days ago

I’d like to see trump fly the Lady…

uclabruin1998.bsky.social•15 days ago

The plane is not being donated to the fvcking Smithsonian.

buzzman72.bsky.social•15 days ago

There is a HUGE difference, Joe. The Statue of Liberty cannot be used by a President for his personal pleasure. And until Trump, France has been an American ally since the USA's inception; not so for Qatar.

mariopro.bsky.social•15 days ago

@jesseduquette.bsky.social

msreaper2u.bsky.social•15 days ago

Yeah, it’s exactly like an apple being the same as an orange

drjohn2026.bsky.social•15 days ago

at this rate, france is going to demand that we return it

notwithoutmytea.bsky.social•15 days ago

MAGA logic

jacklarson.bsky.social•15 days ago

americanevolution.bsky.social•15 days ago

Congress had to approve it.

willfurlong.bsky.social•15 days ago

Pretzel Illogic

leoncreatesthings.bsky.social•15 days ago

What an absolute load of horse apples.
Buying a sitting President with a tacky plane and a golf course/resort, is not comparable, in any way, to gifting the entire nation a symbol of Freedom.

ospryfly.bsky.social•15 days ago

Idiots!

yetanothergeekguy.bsky.social•15 days ago

POINT OF INFORMATION:

Unlike the 747, the Statue of Liberty was approved as an Act of Congress.

tj925.bsky.social•15 days ago

Seeing the cultists twist themselves into knots trying to defend and justify this is next level crazy. They truly have no rock bottom!

geewayne.bsky.social•15 days ago

The only difference is anyone in the country can enjoy the statue vs the plan where one fat orange dictator wannabe will have it for life.

michellenonumbr.bsky.social•15 days ago

Satire, I hope.
A quick Google search will show Congress approved receipt of and construction for 🗽

kenmroberts.bsky.social•15 days ago

Seriously?

gankaku.bsky.social•15 days ago

I hold hope for them too, believe it or not. I don't hold as much hope as you do for them, and my executive functioning keeps my irrational hope mostly in check.

You're wasting your talent.

afbmef.bsky.social•15 days ago

Put the plane on static display next to the statue of liberty

sag11.bsky.social•15 days ago

The cult can never be reasoned with. He’s going to be using their donations to run that plane once out of office. Trump’s learned well from the mega church scams where the poor flock keep throwing money to maintain the church leaders’ lavish lifestyles.

jimbrown.bsky.social•15 days ago

What a complete bullshit analogy from his criminal apologists.

dransct.bsky.social•15 days ago

You need to block the morons and stop trying to engage with the morons.
They. Are. Gone.

debbieillinois.bsky.social•15 days ago

Remind me again which President took home the Statue of Liberty upon leaving office

aubrey333.bsky.social•15 days ago

🤣

drjt4real.bsky.social•15 days ago

Seriously? I thought idiocy had a floor.

spatster.bsky.social•15 days ago

Wrong. You were wrong when you were a Republican, and you are wrong about this. The statue was a country to country gift commemorating democracy. The jet is a bribe from an oligarchy to an individual for future favors. Get a grip.

stephenseidel35.bsky.social•15 days ago

spatster.bsky.social•15 days ago

I don’t think you know what sarcasm is.

bobroman.bsky.social•15 days ago

🙄
Re-read Joe's note

spatster.bsky.social•15 days ago

Ok. I took him literally. Thanks.

bobroman.bsky.social•15 days ago

Understood. We're all on edge.

But Joe was responding to the latest MAGA-faithful talking point.
https://www.nj.com/politics/2025/05/maga-tries-to-justify-trumps-luxury-jet-bribe-with-ridiculous-example.html?outputType=amp

spatster.bsky.social•15 days ago

Thanks again. I’ll try to improve my 75 year old rusty comprehension.

occasionalhyker.bsky.social•15 days ago

Famously, Grover Cleveland took the Statue of Liberty for his Presidential Library when his term was up.

erbla.bsky.social•15 days ago

Lol- I didn’t realize the Statue of Liberty was then given to Grover Cleveland’s presidential library for personal use…

soma2005.bsky.social•15 days ago

President Hayes was authorized by Congress to accept the statue on behalf of the nation and did not get to keep it afterward.

brutallyrandom.bsky.social•15 days ago

This is very valid

johncharleston.bsky.social•15 days ago

Did Grover Cleveland get to use the statue privately after he left office?

jeanette73.bsky.social•15 days ago

Maybe if the Statue was in Trump's backyard

dreamchaser4ever.bsky.social•15 days ago

Do do Americans get to use the plane too?

lexiturbo.bsky.social•15 days ago

Only the doo doo Americans. (MAGA)

echamp.bsky.social•15 days ago

MAGA "whataboutsim" is undefeated

nedhawkes.bsky.social•15 days ago

How much is the tariff on jet airplanes imported from Qatar?

Also, how can Trump stand there and speak ill of a major U.S. manufacturer like Boeing, while at the same time trying to make us believe that his tariffs will cause American manufacturers to return to U.S. soil?

weirterrified.bsky.social•15 days ago

But, anyways, yes, we should. There’s no liberty here anymore.

richienewport.bsky.social•15 days ago

So just like the statue, we all get to use the plane too?

Isn’t that how it works? Where’s my ticket?

sindurrella.bsky.social•15 days ago

Quit pretending people like this can engage in intelligent conversations

mrahmergamer.bsky.social•15 days ago

No serious person would make that leap. Ignore them for the idiots they are. Not one time in our nation's history has anything like this happened. All types of gifts have been given and they are turned over to the government, not kept for personal use.

jessistired.bsky.social•15 days ago

bet they think it's a great gotcha. the statue was gifted long before any of us lived, so even if someone was once emotionally swayed by it, they're dead. I doubt it influences current feelings toward France

drunkenlobster.bsky.social•15 days ago

Whether it's France gifting a monument to the people of the United States or Qatar gifting a plane to Donald Trump, both sides have received gifts from other nations

brooktroutcafe.bsky.social•15 days ago

@nytpitchbot.bsky.social

safetypup.bsky.social•15 days ago

I don’t think Grover Cleveland took the Statue of Liberty to his presidential library when he left office.

johnwing5.bsky.social•15 days ago

There are a remarkable amount of bone-stupid people out there, eh?

freedomlife1.bsky.social•15 days ago

Crazy?What if something is planted inside that plane to be activated whenever they like while in the air...

jcvd1114.bsky.social•15 days ago

Yes they're morons

smurph2u.bsky.social•15 days ago

A gift to our country and a gift to the president are two different things.

boot470.bsky.social•15 days ago

Nope..We THE PEOPLE accepted this gift “for the peeps to enjoy

sweetnfreee43.bsky.social•15 days ago

Unless , they are going to put the plane on cement floating slab in ocean and open it up for viewing …. 🥵🔥🥵

watchinitall.bsky.social•15 days ago

When the whatabout game as substitute for actual morality is stretched beyond all reason, but it’s the only way to sooth the remnants of your conscience.

tooblue.bsky.social•15 days ago

Someone tell Stephen Miller that the president isn't flying around in a luxury equipped statue of liberty and then get's to take it home when he's finished bankrupting the country and rescinding all of it's citizens rights.

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