Trump defends Qatar jumbo jet offer
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Conservative commentator Michael Knowles says concerns about an extravagant gift from a foreign country for President Donald Trump's use are overblown, and that what some are calling a bribe is actually just a great deal on a necessary replacement item.
As diplomats around the world struggle to figure out Trump, Qatar may have found the perfect way to please the American president—dangling a supersized gift to stroke his ego.
Even if the jet from Qatar were free, this arrangement would still be a legal and ethical mess. But the free plane also wouldn’t be free.
President Trump said Qatar is "giving us a gift" and "I could be a stupid person and say, oh no, we don't want a free plane."
The White House press secretary defended the president’s receipt of a “flying palace” from Qatar during a Fox News interview.
President Trump attacked Democratic lawmakers for criticizing his upcoming receipt of a luxury Boeing jet from Qatar. In a Sunday night post on Truth Social, the president dismissed critics of a reported plan for him to receive a Boeing 747-8 airplane from the government of Qatar. The plane would replace Air Force One, according to…
The hold will only delay — but not block — the nominees from confirmation, with a simple majority vote of GOP senators able to overcome it.
“The Daily Show” host Jordan Klepper on Wednesday skewered Donald Trump ’s latest justification for his willingness to accept a $400 million jumbo jet from Qatar’s ruling family.