Gift or Grift? Trump Under Fire over Qatar's Plan to Give Him $400M "Flying Palace"

[Uncle Joe]

We speak with Robert Weissman, co-president of the advocacy group Public Citizen, about President Donald Trump's "corrupt deal" to accept a $400 million jumbo luxury jet from the royal family of Qatar — possibly the most valuable such gift a foreign government has ever given. Under the plan, the Boeing 747 known as the "flying palace" would be retrofitted for use as Air Force One, then donated to Trump's presidential library at the end of his term in order to allow him continued use of the jet even after he leaves office. "The first Trump administration was the most corrupt in American history by far. What's going on now is literally orders of magnitude worse," says Weissman.

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[Walleye]

1. Somebody asked themselves this. Did Qatar give a brand new plane to Joe Biden?

No, because Joe Biden can’t be bought. As far as the Saudi are concerned, Trump is the United States government. The founders must be rolling in their graves. This is the very thing they fought against.

[ihaveaquestion]

2. What I don't get is how the plane can be 'donated' to the orangeman's 'library'

Even if you grant that it can be accepted as a gift to the US DOD, and I don't believe that that's true, how can it then be 'given' away to the 'library' which would be a non-profit by definition.

Can someone explain this to me like I'm three?