CNN host uses GOP senator’s own words against him as he downplays Trump’s 'transactional' Qatar gift

CNN host uses GOP senator’s own words against him as he downplays Trump’s 'transactional' Qatar gift

CNN chief investigative correspondent Pamela Brown tried to take Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) to task on his inconsistency regarding the U.S. Constitution’s Emoluments Clause, particularly as it pertains to a $400 million luxury plane gifted personally to President Donald Trump by the royal family of Qatar.“When you were on the show with me a couple months ago, you said, ‘I believe in the Constitution', and as you know, the Constitution says no off…

SCAREDY TRUMP Attacks Reporter to Dodge Questions About His $400 Million Gift Plane from Qatar

The most predictable response by Donald Trump to any question more probing than how handsome he is, will almost always be an attack on the reporter as "fake news" or simply a "low IQ" person. It's his simple-minded method of avoiding having to justify...

Republicans dodge, laugh off questions about Trump's gift plane from Qatar

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republicans were on Capitol Hill Monday night as they dodged or laughed off ABC News’ exclusive reporting that President Donald Trump was considering accepting a luxury jet as a gift from the Qatari government to potentially use as Air Force One. While several senators avoided questions or made jokes, few were willing to give a full-throated defense of the proposed gift. Like most Republicans, Sen. Cynthia…