Trump accepts bribe of fancy new luxury jet

  You are lying once again. You are the scumbag.The details, without out the lying, dismissive hype and DemocRats twistings of the facts -- https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/trump-set-accept-luxury-747-qatar-use-air-force-one-abc-news-says-2025-05-11/ -- May 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration intends to accept a Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab 747-8 plane as a gift from the Qatari royal family that would be outfitted to serve as Air Force One, according to a source briefed on the matter. The luxury plane, which would be one of the most valuable gifts ever received by the U.S. government, would eventually be donated to Trump's presidential library after he leaves office, the source said. A new commercial 747-8 costs approximately $400 million. -In a post on his social media site Truth Social late on Sunday, Trump appeared to confirm the proposal. "So the fact that the Defense Department is getting a GIFT, FREE OF CHARGE, of a 747 aircraft to replace the 40 year old Air Force One, temporarily, in a very public and transparent transaction, so bothers the Crooked Democrats that they insist we pay, TOP DOLLAR, for the plane," he wrote.White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement, "Any gift given by a foreign government is always accepted in full compliance with all applicable laws. President Trump's administration is committed to full transparency." A Qatari spokesperson, Ali Al-Ansari, told the New York Times that the possible transfer of the aircraft was still under consideration and "no decision has been made," the newspaper reported.ABC reported, citing sources, that lawyers for the White House counsel's office and the Department of Justice had prepared an analysis concluding that it would be legal and constitutional for the Defense Department to accept the plane as a gift and later transfer it to Trump's presidential library.

To add onto the 'gift' prohibition for a Federal employee discussion, an example: A staff member of mine was, unknown to me, accepting gifts from a patient/his family.  A bread maker (popular at the time), a sweater, very minor stuff.  One day I was summoned to meet with my supervisor, and there was an Inspector General to interview me.  I was floored. 

The patient and family favored this nurse above the rest, requested that she be assigned to him, etc.  She indeed was an excellent nurse.  She never showed favoritism toward him or less favor to other patients.  Nothing romantic, he was a frail, sick, elderly man.  Wife/daughters often brought pastries or other goodies for all my staff, always with a card expressing how much they loved and appreciated all of us for the care.  But this nurse was terminated immediately supposely for accepting those gifts.  She told me later that the IG team came to her house and had her show them the sweater and bread maker and other items they had given her (again, totally unknown by me).

And, interestingly, one of our doctors had a baby during his time with us.  The wife/daughters brought her a glorious gift basket full of baby gift stuff and a cake.  As far as I know nothing was said about that.  I guess they didn't name her in their complaint??

I have no idea what transpired following his death to cause them to 'report' this nurse, by name, and for whatever they resented her for...something which I don't know to this day, except it was supposedly that they had given her these 'gifts' and expected he would never die, which was ridiculous and had nothing to do with her or any of us.  There was no incident during his treatments, no medication error, nothing.  Just that one day his condition overwhelmed him and despite all effort he died despite all medical intervents in the ICU setting.

Of course there is a vast difference between a POTUS and a jet plane vs a lowly female nurse, a bread maker, a sweater, (low hanging fruit).  The IG actually got to do something.  (snark alert, lol.)

I should  have noted that this occurred quite a few years ago.  Roughly 2010 or 2012, maybe.

Candy

Donald Trump Will Get To Keep Qatar Jet Even After He Leaves Office

Dang, I wonder what he promised a foreign government, Qatar, in return? Well, at least the poor kids still can buy 2 dolls instead of 30.

"Trump had previously toured the plane, which is so opulently configured it is known as "a flying palace," while it was parked at the West Palm Beach International Airport in February."

Dang, he's been shopping for this "gift" for a while. Not only does Qatar know what they'll get in return, they've probably been busy installing some cool spy gear to keep tabs on their new President that they bought.

Hey, MAGA-holes, what would you be saying if Biden had accepted such a gift?

Don't be shy! Tell us!

President Trump said the jet will eventually be retired to his library & he will NOT use it.

I wouldn't fly with him in the driver's seat.  LOL

OOOH, he PROMISED! Well, that settles that! Trump NEVER breaks a promise!

Stupid, naive, Trump-licking Tom.

I want to see the Qatari government use the secret software they install on the plane to hijack it and hold Trump for ransom. Seven trillion dollars in gold or we blow it up. We call in Harrison Ford, but he's what, 80? Maybe Denzel Washington...

Or maybe just some accident, like Trump slipping and cracking his head open while using the luxury shower tub. (See how I segued to another topic in a different forum?)

      And I want to see the day when Lewis posts something truthful....