Trump reportedly prepared to accept 'palace in the sky' as gift from Qatar (opens in new tab)

Here's the actual story of Trump renovating a plane that Qatar once owned, because Boeing has failed to deliver a new air force one https://x.com/ComfortablySmug/status/1921590297940701539

seattle_spring10mo ago

A Xitter link that goes to the DailyMail as its source. By chance have any more reputable links to explain your side?

Edit: not only are the sources dubious, but they don't even refute the main controversy, which is that Qatar is giving the plane to the US/Trump Foundation for free.

bmandale10mo ago

>Trump would then use the 13-year-old plane as the new Air Force One until shortly before the conclusion of his second Oval Office stint, at which point it would be transferred to his presidential library foundation no later than 1 January 2029.

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howard94110mo ago

It's [flagging] like this that makes me yearn to see a price for flagging. It's too easy and used too often.

Perhaps payment in karma in exchange for piercing the thin skin.

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apothegm10mo ago

Emoluments clause? What emoluments clause?

Or is congress just gonna sign off on this, since apparently that’s the loophole?

techlover14159OP10mo ago

How is this allowed?

watwut10mo ago

Supreme court decided Trump is above the law.

quantified10mo ago

The American people allow it. They don't do anything about it. They could, but they don't.

seattle_spring10mo ago

What options does the average American person have to stand up against this specifically?

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duxup10mo ago

It’s not but the GoP congress are just a bunch of Trump hangers on.

not_your_vase10mo ago

Very simple: there is no one to say "nope".

turtleyacht10mo ago

Ship it in pieces [1]?

[1] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/109544.Unbuilding

kappi10mo ago

Wow who could have guessed this story from @jonkarl is a lie?

Here's the actual story of Trump renovating a plane that Qatar once owned, because Boeing has failed to deliver a new air force one https://x.com/ComfortablySmug/status/1921590297940701539

seattle_spring10mo ago

A Xitter link that goes to the DailyMail as its source. By chance have any more reputable links to explain your side?

Edit: not only are the sources dubious, but they don't even refute the main controversy, which is that Qatar is giving the plane to the US/Trump Foundation for free.

bmandale10mo ago

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