Trump to accept luxury jet from Qatar's royal family. Is this right or wrong?

President Donald Trump is poised to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from the Qatari royal family that will be converted as the new Air Force One.

In essence, 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. "It so bothers the Crooked Democrats that they insist we pay, TOP DOLLAR, for the plane. Anybody can do that!" Trump said. "The Dems are World Class Losers!!!"

Attorney General Pam Bondi and Trump's top White House lawyer, David Warrington, concluded it would be "legally permissible" for the jet to be donated as long as it is transferred to Trump’s presidential library before his term ends.

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jeancolby · 31-35, F

If he accepts it he does so for the country. It will belong to the US. Now whether we use it or not is another matter. There is talk of whether its bugged or not, so what, we don't have to use it. How many of you received a gift that you didn't use or give to someone else.

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

@jeancolby But No.. It wont. The Airforce will spend a $ Billion on the refit to make it Airforce one and he might get a year out of it before he leaves office (assuming he goes quietly) And then it belongs to his Presidential Library. Where its either a museum piece or he gets to use it personally. That is the situation..😷

jeancolby · 31-35, F

@whowasthatmaskedman Your wrong. It been on the news about that and they have it wrong to. Just another excuse to beat down on Trump.

Patriot96 · 56-60, C

@jeancolby Rooskies once gave a plaque to the state dept embassy in Moscow. It was bugged but it wasnt discovered for ove 10 years

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

@jeancolby Lets not argue about this.. Do your research:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2eylpdg9po

PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M

@jeancolby Except he specifically negotiated the agreement so only he will use it. So even when he leaves office it will go to the Trump Library and basically become a monument to his ego.

PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M

@Patriot96 Desperate to change the subject I see.

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sree251 · 41-45, M

@jeancolby

How many of you received a gift that you didn't use or give to someone else.

A $400 million gift?

jeancolby · 31-35, F

@sree251 The gift is accepted on behalf of the country, very simple.

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

@jeancolby he is not empowered to do that. Even the Statue of Liberty was a voted on to be accepted by Congress.

PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M

@jeancolby He also specifically negotiated it in such a way that it is functionally a personal gift. He will be the only one who gets to use it and it is to be handed over to his presidential library at the end of his term as basically a trophy to his ego.

jeancolby · 31-35, F

@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow After all the BS has been spewed out it will be accepted AND the country will own it.

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

@jeancolby i think not. This time there is even push back from the Republicans.

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jeancolby · 31-35, F

@samueltyler2 We will see. Its an interesting situation.

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

@jeancolby one he created, and should never have occured.

Strictmichael75 · 61-69, M

@jeancolby someone, a foreign nation here, that was and id a base for terrorists, a $400 million gift and no strings attached?

jeancolby · 31-35, F

@Strictmichael75 That's a drop in the bucket for those people.