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.

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    3 months ago

    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.

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    Maybe we will get lucky and he’ll invite musk and other billionaire backers into the plane for its first official flight, at which point Boeing plane does what it does best coupled with a crippled FAA… one can dream.

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    2 months ago

    Duh, that can’t be a bribe. Mr. Trump is a rich man! He doesn’t need a bribe. And besides, he’s God’s gift to us!

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    3 months ago

    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.

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    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)

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      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”.

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    2 months ago

    But think of the money to be made, after his term is up, being able to tune in on this country’s secret communications. I’m sure Trump’s thinking, why not?

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    3 months ago

    First of all, he is not “losing his mind”. You cannot lose what you already lost decades ago.

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      I mean, dementia, Alzheimer’s, syphilis syndrome, 70 years of big macs, all impacting a brain that was so fuckin’ dumb he lost money running casinos.

      hard to say…

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    So…is anyone not thinking that the plane is absolutely chock full of spying devices? I mean sure Trump is too stupid to think of it as anything other than a tribute to his greatness but is there a single sane person there?

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      3 months ago

      i dont think you need to bug trumps planes, he has a big mouth and will say anything for money.

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        I can’t remember did I actually read it or hallucinated it, but I remember something about trump “selling” (auctioned?) “dinner with Trump” events and most of the tickets are bought out by “foreign influence”. He is clearly selling “chance to influence trump over dinner” tickets knowingly.

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      Oh, this jet is going to have more bugs than a rainforest. It will be hilarious and compromising.

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        3 months ago

        And just wait until he starts keeping classified documents in the airplane lavatory next to the photocopier.

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    Of course he cannot accept it. It is not American made. We know American first. And then think of all the tariffs he would need to pay for it!