Summary
Trump lashed out at bipartisan critics after reports revealed he plans to accept a $400 million Boeing 747-8 jet from Qatar for use as Air Force One.
In a Truth Social post, Trump dismissed concerns as “world class losers” complaining about a transparent gift. Qatar stated the plane is under legal review between its Ministry of Defense and the Pentagon.
Critics, including Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Chris Murphy, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, accused Trump of corruption and violating the Constitution.
Even allies like Laura Loomer led the MAGA pushback to the jet deal.
So trump now owes Qatar a 400 billion dollar favor, it’s that simple
(For those not getting it, it’s a jab at doge mixing up million and billion)
He absolutely DOES owe them 400 billion now.
To quote Kurt Hansen from Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty. “To make billions, you first need to grease the palms of others with millions”.
Wait, donvict has a mind?
People just aren’t considering the arguments in favor of accepting it, such as how cool it would be to receive what might be the biggest bribe in the history of bribery.
There’s sadly been much bigger bribes.
Even within his family.
It’s certainly the biggest one a president has openly accepted. By, like, 400 million dollars.
I was thinking the biggest single item.
It likely also has the best always-on one-way communication link to Qatar that money can buy.
Besides the obvious corruption, it’s a national security issue. I’m not an aircraft designer, but I’m pretty sure there’s quite a bit of electronics aboard that craft. Pretty easy to slip in a few listening devices.
That was my first though, that airplane is gonna have a direct line to the government of Qatar
Not to mention the refit to include all the secure communication equipment Air Force One has. Also ECM, active countermeasures, NBC equipment, refuelling, etc.
Realistically, it would probably cost more to retrofit a plane than to just build it from scratch.
Why does only NBC get their equipment added and not the other TV stations
And then remove part of it a year later when it transfers to him
To be fair, the trump crew don’t observe any real security anyway, so all of the more competent competent competitors likely already know our secrets.
I mean, assuming that trump doesn’t just tweet them out, he’d absolutely sell our secrets for some graft.
Or members of his cabinet just accidentally add foreign agents to classified chats…
I’m sure Qatar sees him saying “yeah, then it’ll be mine” and are thinking ‘nooo, we wanted all the presidents to use it…’
Then you’re not up to speed…
January 2029 it transfers to the “trump presidential library” so he can keep using it.
It’s not even to “the office” it’s a personal gift to trump.
I’m often not up to speed. I guess we just wait to see what this buys them?
It’s the same country that was/is bribing Eric Adams…
They have so much oil money (exported 24 billion worth in 2022) that they just throw money at anyone that will take it.
400 million just isn’t that much money to them where they need to have an immediate payout.
They’re in the top 10 wealthiest royal families, and that’s just what legal money is on the books
Or a shutoff switch.
But, would that be so bad?
Hear me out… what if this is them doing the us a “favor”
Toddler throws a tantrum.
We all know that he can’t stand to the slightest bit of criticism. He’s a narcissist, that’s part of what narcissists are.
Toddlers don’t like hearing the word “no”
This can be applied to everything he does, it’s the begin end the end of all the issues with that man. His ego. And it’s just going worse every day.
But millions of stupid people in America think it’s him showing strength…
This is why the rest of the world holds America in contempt.
Because it deserves it.
Yep.
To me sounds like the reason why people always fall for egomaniacs. They think they’re strong and straightforward, while that’s exactly their main issue, they’re all except steady and strong.
An egomaniac will always answer fast, no esitation, no matter if the answer is stupid or not. People loves that kind of shit.
Good politicians are often the opposite. Boring and slow. Takes time to think about all consenuences, all the parts amd make a deal worth for the most.
/end post
He’s losing a lot of support…
One of the joys of living in a red state, is plenty of uninformed people voted for him. A shit ton of them are saying they’re not voting again.
But with an actual impartial DNC chair, once we get a candidate (especially if it’s a charismatic one who’s economically progressive) it’s gonna be easy to get them to vote D like with Obama.
But with the dnc’s track record, them not voting is the best we can have right now.
Don’t be fooled. They will fall in line again. They will vote for Trump again if they have to. They’ll have to stop [insert boogeyman here].
We’re also on track for voting to barely matter by that point, unless something massive changes first.
I mean, in some cases these are people I’ve known for 20 years…
But I’m sure you know them better than I do
Sounds like you’re talking about a very specific anecdotal group of people, and they’re talking about the general trend.
As someone also in a red state, I believe they’re right in general.
Nah you just underestimate the power of propaganda and cognitive dissonance.
Why is thedailybeast of all outlets posting a headline that assumes trump is in any way not demented?
Have they ever heard him speak?
Ah. What a guy. Calling his constituents, who he pledged to protect, “losers”
He’s the best. Everyone’s saying it. Some say he’s the best ever… And, listen, some of the world’s best people have said so. He’s awesome.
/S
Was that a decent imitation of that orange moron?
Now, just imagine how Putin put him in his pocket.
Didn’t Boeing stop making these a few years ago? Like, are Qatar gifting trump a used plane?
Airplanes usually operate on the order of decades. The 747-8 was made between 2012 and 2023, so it’s still a relatively new plane depending on when it was delivered initially.
Totally. But it is like gifting someone a lightly used Cadillac. Which is weird.
Yes, but also they still maintain them. Even the new Air Force One 747-800s that are being fitted right now are from a canceled order.
Is surely old but I guess is the setup that makes it worth.
It’s probably a plane with a yacht-level expensive interiors
