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The Qatari Government has graciously offered to donate a plane to the Department of Defense. The legal details of that are still being worked out,
Leavitt said in an interview with Fox News
Absolutely not. Because they know President Trump, and they know he only works with the interests of the American public in mind."
Asked if the White House was worried the Qatar might want something in return, Leavitt said
I am writing to express alarm over reports that President Donald Trump is poised to accept a luxury aircraft — a Boeing 747-8 — from the government of Qatar. The plane, so opulent it has been described as a ‘palace in the sky,’ is set to be made available to President Trump for official use as Air Force One and then for private use once he leaves office,
Torres wrote
This ‘flying grift’ is merely the latest chapter in a tawdry tale of presidential profiteering unprecedented in American history,
Torres addedAnybody can do that! The Dems are World Class Losers!!!
he addedScoop: Dem seeks probe into reports Qatar plans to gift plane to Trump,
by Axios' Andrew Solender
And it's gifted to the people of the United States, gifted to the Department of Defense,
the source addedNo, I'm not happy with Boeing. It takes them a long time to do, you know, Air Force One, we gave that contract out a long time ago,
Trump said in February
While working families brace for higher costs and empty shelves, Trump is still focusing on enriching himself and his billionaire backers,
the DNC said in an email to supporters
We cannot accept a $400 million 'gift' from jihadists in suits, ... The Qataris fund the same Iranian proxies in Hamas and Hezbollah who have murdered US Service Members."
she posted on XThey insist we pay, TOP DOLLAR, for the plane,
the US president wrote
This isn't a good idea even if the plane was being donated to the U.S. government
Senator Chris Murphy wrote
This sure looks like a foreign country that the president has personal business dealings in giving the president a $400 million gift right before he meets with their head of state,
the spokesman, Jordan Libowitz, said
Boeing is proud to build the next generation of Air Force One, providing American Presidents with a flying White House at outstanding value to taxpayers. President Trump negotiated a good deal on behalf of the American people,
Boeing said in 2018 after ironing out a deal with Trump for the creation of the new fleetAny gift given by a foreign government is always accepted in full compliance with all applicable laws. President Trump’s administration is committed to full transparency.”
In a statement, the White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, said
So the fact that 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, so bothers the Crooked Democrats that they insist we pay, TOP DOLLAR, for the plane,
Mr. Trump wroteAt this point, it’s impossible to tell the difference between decisions being made by the White House for the good of the country and for the good of the Trump Organization,
he addedIt’s hard to see it as a coincidence when Trump’s company just announced a new golf resort in Qatar, reportedly partnered with a company owned by the country’s government, and will soon be meeting with senior Qatari officials in a Middle East trip that also features meetings with heads of state of two other countries he has property developments in,
the spokesman, Jordan Libowitz, said in a statementWe’re talking years, not months,
the Defense Department official said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive details about a future Air Force OneEven in a presidency defined by grift, this move is shocking,
said Robert Weissman, a co-president of Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy organization