US EditionSome Republicans voice concern over Trump's plan to accept Qatari plane
- On April 27, 2025, President Donald Trump announced plans to accept a modified 747-8 jumbo jet worth about $400 million from Qatar's royal family at Morristown Municipal Airport, New Jersey.
- This arrangement raises concerns that accepting the plane could circumvent constitutional restrictions on presidential acceptance of donations from foreign entities without approval from Congress.
- Ten senior lawmakers, including Senator Chuck Schumer and others, sent a letter to the Defense Department Inspector General questioning the legality, costs, timeline, and security risks of retrofitting the 13-year-old plane for presidential use.
- Lawmakers cautioned that involving the Defense Department in accepting this gift could be an attempt to disguise an unauthorized transfer and burden taxpayers with significant costs to modify the aircraft, while Trump insisted that declining the offer would be unwise.
- The planned acceptance faces bipartisan scrutiny over constitutional and security concerns, and an Inspector General investigation response remains pending as the new Air Force One planes under development may not arrive before 2027.
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Turns Out Voters Don't Like Presidents Who Take Foreign Bribes
The Department of Defense announced on Wednesday that it officially accepted the Qatari government’s offer of a luxury jumbo jet. Prior to this, President Donald Trump’s plans to accept the bribe inspired a fierce backlash, even from some Republicans. And despite Trump defending his choice to accept what is clearly a bribe, most voters aren’t buying it.
The Grift Plane Has Landed!
Look how big that thing is! "Airbus 321 and Boeing 747-8, size does matter ;-)" by wilco737 is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.Welp, the US government has officially taken receipt of that Qatari 2012 Boeing 747-8 luxury jetliner. But don’t call it a $400 million bribe, it was more like a shakedown. And the plane is actually worth less than half of that, and is going to cost taxpayers potentially billions more than that to make it safe before Dona…
It is about a luxury gift and the accusation of bribery. But Donald Trump counters the side blow.
NDTV Explains: Donald Trump Went Plane-Shopping, Got A $200 Million "Gift"
The 'inside' story on how US President Donald Trump may have gotten himself a US$200 million Boeing luxury jet from the Qatari royal family, for "FREE" and for use during his presidency and afterwards too.
Karoline Leavitt Takes The Gloves Off, Smacks Down Reporter's Loaded Question: 'Correct Their Stories'
Loaded questions by a member of the White House press corps were turned back around against the asker by Karoline Leavitt, who used the opportunity to chide news outlets for suggesting that President Donald Trump is going to receive a $400 million personal gift in the form of a new plane. Trump last week announced that emissaries from Qatar had offered to donate a Boeing 747 that spares no expense in luxury living, from plush leather seats to mo…
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