So in the news recently, we hear that Trump plans to accept a gift of a luxury airplane from the royal family of Qatar, which to many is a clear bribe. Aside from being wrong to accept a foreign gift--it's actually unconstitutional, the story is complex. It's also just another example of Trump taking payments from foreigners, which is illegal without Congressional approval.

Remember when Republicans were figuratively grasping their pearls over President Biden's family having ties to foreign organizations? So quaint. Trump is literally taking $millions from foreigners at his resorts, and through his meme coin sales--which his company gets a commission of EVERY TRANSACTION, on top of the coins they owned and already sold. Trump doesn't report his earnings from these activities, but it's estimated to be in the $billions.

Stephen Colbert Flags The Trump Quote That Makes His Qatar Jet Gift Even Worse
www.huffpost.com/entry/stephen-colbert-trump-qatar-jet-gift_n_6822d7fce4b0abb58358dc06
* Trump previously recognized Qatar as a sponsor of terrorism


Trump’s free plane is not so free
www.politico.com/news/2025/05/12/trump-qatar-air-force-one-taxpayer-costs-00342299
* The new jet is not yet ready to serve as Air Force One & needs hundreds of $millions in work to get up to spec.
* Work on the planes already being fixed to become the next AF1 would slow if they also had to work on the new plane
* The Qataris maybe be gifting the plane because it's so expensive to operate

Why Qatar is bribing Trump
popular.info/p/why-qatar-is-bribing-trump
* Qatar wants to keep the Al-Udeid Air Base open (largest US military base in the Middle East)
* Qatar wants access to advanced markets and technologies
* US A.G. Pam Bondi, formerly a paid lobbyist for Qatar, says that the gift is not a bribe
* Qatar supports Hamas

It is not against the constitution or any law for our president to accept a gift on behalf of the US. The dems are so desperate for any sane news regarding their corrupt party. They don’t seem to mind billions of dollars given to our universities from these same country’s they complain about for giving a multi million dollar plane for the presidents travel.. The democrats are so embarrassed about their last four years in office that did more detriment with high inflation, wars erupting and rampant crime to this country. Now we are seeing the successes for this country coming in like gang busters. It’s like night and day between the two administrations, It’s hard to understand why the dems support mis-management of tax payers money, open borders , criminal thugs and poor education.in our defunct public schools. Good luck trying to win another election in the near future . Most voters will remember all the lies reported as news from the corrupt MSM. and the democratic Party.

For Bart :

Lol… is that a meme of a democrat trying to knock some sense into his self.? It fits ..

No, that is women running into walls trying to escape the felon.

Your rebuttal would be better if you knew more about the subject.

Here's something from the US Constitution.


Until Congress votes to let Trump accept a gift from the Qataris, accepting the airplane is plainly unconstitutional (along with all the money he takes in from his resorts and golf courses). And even though Republicans hold majorities in the House & Senate, they obviously don't have the votes to let Trump accept that white elephant of an aircraft.

Humm but then so many seem to forget Trump is not the only one that has received Lavish gifts... But guess many forget that both Rep & Dem have received Lavish gifts in the past.. Or is it just because it is Trump??

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/beyond-the-400-million-jet-the-most-extravagant-gifts-ever-received-by-u-s-presidents/articleshow/121124035.cms

It’s not unusual for one nation to bestow a gift to another nation. It’s a way of expressing their gratitude. Ever heard of the ‘ Statue of Liberty. Or the 3 airplanes FDR gave to the United arab emeritus.. it’s not Trumps plane it’s Americas plane. And it’s not a done deal maybe a ploy by Trump to get Boieing off their *** and finish Air Force one.

When the Statue of Liberty was gifted to the United states, Congress passed a bill directing President Cleveland to accept it. Congress still hasn't passed any bills asking Trump to accept any gifts, much less that plane from the Qataris.

I agree that Boeing has taken too long to finish the work, and it was originally supposed to be finished by now, but Trump's the one who renegotiated that contract. And here we are.

But you're right, in that foreign governments give gifts to the US president. But those usually just go to the National Archives. And besides, the the Qataris' "gift" is supposed to to to the USAF, then get converted (taking a couple years) and then "just before" Trump leaves office, it gets "transferred" to the Trump Presidential Library Foundation. So it's a loan, then a gift? Either way, it's a mess, and another example of Trump's corruption.
www.politico.com/news/2025/05/14/wicker-jet-donald-trump-00349116

Sure, American Presidents have received foreign gifts before. And those gifts go to the National Archives, and presidents don't get to keep them.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/12/us-presidential-foreign-gifts-laws-rules-ntwnfb

But yet it seems you missed the point that he is not keeping it for himself it will go to the Airforce and be displayed in the National Archives... Same as any President before him is suppose to do with gifts.. All the Gifts that Biden & his Wife received as well as Obama & his wife received yet no one went after them for receiving gifts.. This seems to be one sided all due to it is Trump....

https://www.facebook.com/reel/2517995091898388

I didn't miss the point. And gifts don't go on display at the National Archives. They go into storage. When every prior president was gifted anything, that went into storage in the National Archives (not display).

And yes, every president is given gifts from other countries. It's what they do. And nobody's complaining about the gifts that Trump gets that just go to the National Archives. The problem here is that Trump wants to accept the gift and use it as Air Force One--then keep it for his library foundation. And he says that we're being stupid for pointing to the Emoluments Clause. Trump really is an imbecile.

Just because it’s going into Trumps library when he’s finished if he ever rides in it. It will belong to the national archives.. there is a plane in the Regan library, but the Regan kids can’t use it… I think this is their ploy to move the spotlight off them and their 4 years of cover-up to hide the cognitive failure of Biden.. This is how low life’s roll.

My only question is why so much attention to a plane being gifted and why not to all the deals being made .... some are even good for the USA....
But yes .... it's all because Trump is the one involved ... give it a rest people , only a few more years to go !!!!!

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/newsmax-ceo-shares-his-secrets-to-success-as-trump-s-favourite-us-channel-sees-its-stock-soar/ar-AA1Eali5?ocid=BingNewsSerp




Trump is in charge Now and Long time coming!

Nothing he does is Corrupt compared to J Biden!!

Democrat Leaders and supporters need stop complaining because it is your waste of time, it is going absolutely No where nowadays!!

The Trump Library is not the National Archives. And by the time it would transfer out of the USAF, it'll probably be less than a year out of the overhaul the jet would need to serve as a presidential transport. The jet in the Reagan Library (a Boeing 707), was retired after the then-new 747s entered service in 1990. I don't know why you guys keep missing this point. And that's on top of the "gift" 747 coming from a state sponsor of terrorism, and conflicts of interest from Trump himself, and his Attorney General with Qatar.

OK, neat. Consider that just months ago, when Biden was still in office, Republicans were losing their minds over President Biden's brother and son having consulted for and getting paid by foreign corporations. Not even the president. It's obvious that if Joe Biden had accepted any such gift, it'd cause Fox & Newsmax on-air personalities' heads explode. The Emoluments Clause in the Constitution is clear. Never mind that Trump is making deals to put up Trump Towers in several Middle East countries just this month. This is a grift, and completely illegal until approved by Congress.

Maybe you should read the actual statues that govern gifts.

All of us that are government contractors, employees, military fall under the same rules.

Your BS argument is all well and good but not what the law says so nice try slick. If you hate it so bad move, there are a lot of communist countries that would love to have you and Soufiehere.

BTW Soufiehere nice slander since there is no proven evidence in any court of law. Guess you don't care about Joe's crack whore chasing son? How Kamela got her first job in politics with Willy Brown, etc. etc,. etc.

You lost dims, give it up