Sunday, May 11, 2025

Trump Plans to Accept $400 Million Jet from Qatar

President Donald Trump is slated to "accept a super luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from the royal family of Qatar," known as "a flying palace," ABC News reports. Attorney General Pam Bondi, along with White House counsel David Warrington, advised the Trump administration "it would be legally permissible' for the donation of the aircraft to be conditioned on transferring its ownership to Trump's presidential library before the end of his term, according to sources familiar with their determination," ABC News reports. The report describes the arrangement as "unprecedented," noting it raises "questions about whether it is legal for the Trump administration, and ultimately, the Trump presidential library foundation, to accept such a valuable gift from a foreign power."

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Aviation industry experts told ABC the aircraft is estimated to value "about $400 million," not including the cost of retrofitting the craft with "the additional communications security equipment the Air Force will need to add to properly secure and outfit the plane in order to safely transport the commander in chief." ...

Democratic Pollster and Strategist Matt McDermott noted that just last week, "[the] Trump Organization announce[d] new $5.5 billion golf course in Qatar."

"Surely just a coincidence," McDermott wrote of Qatar's latest gift to the president.

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This is the new normal and poorly thought out by the Qatar royal family. But if they have $400 million to spend on an octogenarian, this is their folly. Refitting the plane will take some time. Besides the specialized communications equipment, the planes POTUS fly have defensive apparatus and extra fuel tanks. The USSS and USAF will also spend time making sure there are no electronic bugs on the plane, as well as testing it under stressful conditions: simpleflying.com

#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-05-11 11:58 AM

"laws against bribery or the Constitution's prohibition (the emoluments clause) of any U.S. government official accepting gifts 'from any King, Prince or foreign State.'"

Not like there's anyone left in the GOP to stop Hair Furor.

The man really could "stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody" and not "lose any voters." He is the President our nation deserves. For electing the man to office after seeing what a mess he made of things first time around.

"There's an old saying in Tennessee - I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee - that says, fool me once - shame on - shame on you. You fool me, you can't get fooled again."
- Sun Tzu

#2 | Posted by censored at 2025-05-11 12:08 PM

#1 | POSTED BY C0RI0LANUS

You schilling for Boeing?

What are you talking about the US is going to RetroFit it to be AF1 because Boeing is so late and over budget on the ordered AF1.

This has been known for quite sometime, you gotta ask yourself why you being told and believing this narrative today?
www.cnbc.com

Air Force One Delay Sends Trump Plane Shopping
www.bloomberg.com

FFS, why is it so easy for you morons to accept a lie, but nearly impossible when all the facts are laid out you still continue to believe the lie

#3 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-05-11 01:22 PM

Boeing was never going to build a 'Flying Palace' suitable for the Lyin' King.

This is a bribe from a foreign country to the worst criminal the WH has ever seen.

(WH now = Whore House)

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-11 01:30 PM

The USSS and USAF will also spend time making sure there are no electronic bugs on the plane, as well as testing it under stressful conditions: simpleflying.com

Posted by C0RI0LANUS

Remember when the U.S. had to start over from scratch on a new Moscow embassy because the Russians built bugs into the walls?

#5 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2025-05-11 01:40 PM

Qatar gifted the demented orange pedo a flying brothel.

www.rawstory.com

#6 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-05-11 01:55 PM

They would have to gift it to the USAF, not Lewzer. The AF1 retrofit would take years.

#7 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-05-11 02:10 PM

The USSS and USAF will also spend time making sure there are no electronic bugs on the plane

I suppose Lewzer could just write his 223rd Executive Order declaring that POTUS does not need to fly on a secure aircraft.

#8 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-05-11 02:22 PM

Hey Canada! This true?
x.com

Know wonder you hang out on an American website with 30 posters.

#9 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-05-11 05:22 PM

IAMRUNT seems thrilled that the-------------/big guy is accepting a $400 million bribe.

#10 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-05-11 05:25 PM

Remember when the U.S. had to start over from scratch on a new Moscow embassy because the Russians built bugs into the walls?

Are you saying the Boeing 747 was built by Qataris?

#11 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-05-11 05:26 PM

Boeing was never going to build a 'Flying Palace' suitable for the Lyin' King.

True they are unable at this point.

#12 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-05-11 05:27 PM

IAMRUNT seems thrilled that the-------------/big guy is accepting a $400 million bribe.

#10 | Posted by reinheitsgebot

Almost as large of a bribe as Musk's $300,000,000 donation to Trump's campaign making dozens of regulatory violations go "POOF!"

#13 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2025-05-11 06:13 PM

His Birthday Parade with tanks and troops will cost as much.

#14 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-11 06:29 PM

His Birthday Parade with tanks and troops will cost as much.

Yeah, but he still gets to use the plane when he's out of office. Assuming he lives that long.

#15 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-05-11 06:30 PM

con air.

#16 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-05-11 06:45 PM

US Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) commented on reports that Qatar will gift a $400 million plane to President Donald Trump. 'Air Force One will have something in common with Hamas. Paid for by Qatar'"

Lol

#17 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-05-11 06:52 PM

I wonder if he'll risk flying it in US air space.

#18 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2025-05-11 07:16 PM

Been like a lot of Trump's idiocy this is actionable. In the next 5 days I expect to see articles of impeachment introduced into the house

#19 | Posted by Tor at 2025-05-11 07:24 PM

"Even MAGA Is Up in Arms Over Trump's Flying Grift' From Qatar

Even President Donald Trump's most loyal MAGA cheerleaders are taken aback by reports that he's accepting a jet as a gift from Qatar.

The royal family of the Middle Eastern nation is gifting President Trump a Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet to serve as his new Air Force One, ABC News reported Sunday. But the gift is raising eyebrows among some of the president's fiercest supporters.

Laura Loomer, a conspiracy theorist and Trump adviser with increasing sway over the president's decisions, expressed her disappointment on X.

"I would take a bullet for him. But, I have to call a spade a spade," she said. "This is really going to be such a stain on the admin if this is true ... I'm so disappointed."

www.thedailybeast.com

x.com

#20 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-11 07:26 PM

... I'm so disappointed."

I'll take, "Who doesn't get to ride on Gold Force One?", for $500...

#21 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-05-11 07:30 PM

Pretty interesting that MAGA can't be bothered about the J6 Coup attempt, crashing the Economy, various scams and bribes and illegal EOs... but this particular grift they care about?

#22 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-11 07:48 PM

emoluments clause violation. Blatant one. lil jeffy will never cry about the constitutionality of this.

#23 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-05-11 07:58 PM

Remember when OAC not paying rent on her Met Gala dress was treated like a mass extinction event?

Oh, the good old days!

#24 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-05-11 08:00 PM

Bye Felecia

#25 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-05-11 08:40 PM

Epstein's wingman will have the interior done up like Lolita Express.

#26 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-05-11 08:44 PM

Epstein's wingman will have the interior done up like Lolita Express.

Good bet it's already fully outfitted.

#27 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-05-11 09:01 PM

You got trolled by agitprop. Again. archive.is

#28 | Posted by visitor_ at 2025-05-11 09:14 PM

Pam Bondi gives the orange rapist a green light to accept a bribe from the Qatar Royal Family.

www.thedailybeast.com

#29 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-05-11 09:23 PM

Trumpers would be shhting blood had Biden been offered anything from a Muslim nation.

We still have no clue what the Trumps did with the $2 billion the Saudis gave them.

#30 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-05-11 09:36 PM

Has Trump lost his damn mind? Because America is about to help find it.

#31 | Posted by Tor at 2025-05-11 09:48 PM

- Good bet it's already fully outfitted.

www.youtube.com

interior is @ about 2:40

#32 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-11 10:11 PM

" lil jeffy will never cry about the constitutionality of this."

For any specific (R)eason?

#33 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-05-11 11:53 PM

If the Dotard attended or read his Daily PDBs, he might have learned from the USIC that Qatar was constructing a flying Babylon for him. Qatar hosts USCENTCOM Forward. Low-level informants, satellite imagery, observing the flight tests, or passive eavesdropping would have provided the USIC with enough clues.

Sources:

www.afcent.af.mil

www.defense.gov

#34 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-05-12 12:03 AM

If nothing else, this will be good for Lockheed Martin.

#35 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-05-12 12:09 AM

#17: Congressman Ritchie Torres (D-NY) is one of the first to equate this Qatari grift with Hamas. There are 1.5 million reasons why he would make that slanderous aspersion: images.squarespace-cdn.com

#36 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-05-12 12:09 AM

I mean if the Chinks can send Millions to the Biden's why not gift an airplane? He can keep the plane and have it be a part of his Presidential Library.

#37 | Posted by Bluewaffles at 2025-05-12 01:53 AM

#37
Gorilla Glue may help you stick to the point.
Then again, there's reality.

#38 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-05-12 06:31 AM

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