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BumRushDaShow

(158,597 posts) Sat Jul 26, 2025, 08:01 PM Jul 26

Trump Is Days Away From Securing His Questionable Air Force One Jet From Qatar

Source: Huff Post

Jul 26, 2025, 01:36 PM EDT

President Donald Trump is days away from getting a $400 million “gift” from a foreign nation. The U.S. government is expected to finalize an agreement with Qatar next week to receive a Boeing 747 aircraft to be used as Air Force One, The Washington Post reported Friday. A July 7 communication reviewed by The Post and signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, confirms that Qatar will give the “donation” to the Department of Defense.

The deal, months in the making, raises legal, ethical and national security concerns. While the U.S. Constitution forbids anyone holding public office from accepting gifts from foreign governments without approval from Congress, Republicans have largely shrugged off the deal.

“Can’t beat free,” Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) told reporters when asked about the offer in May. Trump, who has referred to the jet as a “palace in the sky,” predictably feels the same way. “Why wouldn’t I accept a free gift?” Trump asked Fox News’ Sean Hannity in May while aboard the current Air Force One.

The ethical ramifications are so apparent that even the document reviewed by The Post appears to take extra effort to explicitly state that this isn’t a bribe. “Nothing in this [memorandum of understanding] is, or shall be interpreted or construed as, an offer, promise or acceptance of any form of bribery, undue influence, or corrupt practice,” the document reportedly said.

Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-is-days-away-from-getting-his-unethical-air-force-one-jet-from-qatar_n_6884ffefe4b02a19bf1f9895

Link to WaPo article - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/25/air-force-one-qatar-trump/

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Trump Is Days Away From Securing His Questionable Air Force One Jet From Qatar (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Jul 26 OP

It is far from 'free' pfitz59 Jul 26 #1

I'd insist "Don't Convert it" slightlv Jul 26 #9

It's totally not a bribe LearnedHand Jul 26 #2

New name for the plane. Dem2theMax Jul 26 #3

Qatar hoodwinks Trump. FuzzyRabbit Jul 26 #4

Disgusting mdbl Jul 26 #5

Our hard earned tax dollars going vapor2 Jul 26 #6

He's Baby Epstein... littlemissmartypants Jul 27 #13

It could easily cost a billion to outfit it popsdenver Jul 27 #15

raises legal, ethical and national security concerns progressoid Jul 26 #7

Sure hope those Air Force maintenance jockeys remembered to tighten all the bolts during their retrofit. LudwigPastorius Jul 26 #8

I'm just hoping to get have enough parachutes on board for everyone minus one. cstanleytech Jul 26 #11

Questionable? It's an outright bribe. cstanleytech Jul 26 #10

I hope someone... littlemissmartypants Jul 26 #12

Or BumRushDaShow Jul 27 #17

In addition to him, his entourage and the crew? littlemissmartypants Jul 27 #18

His sycophants! BumRushDaShow Jul 27 #19

More than we first believed, apparently! They keep showing up everywhere! littlemissmartypants Jul 27 #20

I hope in his honor they refurbish it with lots and lots of Buddyzbuddy Jul 27 #14

The plane is needed to escape when F45 pardons Maxwell. Then, during the ensuing uproar he F45 in2herbs Jul 27 #16

pfitz59

(11,762 posts)

1. It is far from 'free'

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Jul 26, 2025, 08:10 PM

Jul 26

Estimates are $1 billion to strip it to the airframe and convert it to AF1 standards. Also 3 -4 years of work. Secondly the caveat it will be donated to the 'Trump Library' smacks of emoluments. Bad deal all around.

slightlv

(6,406 posts)

9. I'd insist "Don't Convert it"

Reply to pfitz59 (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 26, 2025, 10:45 PM

Jul 26

It's "free" and being accepted "as is", so I say trump must use it "as is." He should take on any liability, himself. HE's the one that pushed the issue. Our tax dollars should not be used to upgrade a "Free" gift he demanded he be allowed to accept, constitution be damned.

LearnedHand

(4,942 posts)

2. It's totally not a bribe

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Jul 26, 2025, 08:14 PM

Jul 26

Dem2theMax

(10,912 posts)

3. New name for the plane.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Jul 26, 2025, 08:44 PM

Jul 26

The Epstein Two Express.

FuzzyRabbit

(2,188 posts)

4. Qatar hoodwinks Trump.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Jul 26, 2025, 08:57 PM

Jul 26

The plane was a money loser for Qatar. They didn't want to pay millions to renovate it or convert it for passenger use or freighter, and it would have cost them thousands to scrap it. So they looked for a sucker to "give" the plane to, and lo and behold, Trump was available.

mdbl

(7,205 posts)

5. Disgusting

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Jul 26, 2025, 09:02 PM

Jul 26

vapor2

(2,898 posts)

6. Our hard earned tax dollars going

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Jul 26, 2025, 09:36 PM

Jul 26

to update security for this plane and the Epstein buddy will keep it after he leaves office.

littlemissmartypants

(29,089 posts)

13. He's Baby Epstein...

Reply to vapor2 (Reply #6)

Sun Jul 27, 2025, 12:09 AM

Jul 27

The Epstein wannabe, Epstein clone, Epstein copycat...

He's what we'd get if Epstein was president.

He's the parasitic Epstein twin.

popsdenver

(257 posts)

15. It could easily cost a billion to outfit it

Reply to vapor2 (Reply #6)

Sun Jul 27, 2025, 12:28 AM

Jul 27

to function as Air Force One.........And quite possibly take the rest of the Term for Boeing to do the work........., just to then turn it over to being Trump's private property.................

That is totally fucked............

Of course he will insist that Boeing maintain it for free and the U.S. Air Force pilots continue to fly it, and the government stock it with food for his constant jet setting friends, pay for the staff, and pay for the fuel, etc And also insist that all the intelligence equipment on board is left for his private use and grifting....

progressoid

(51,753 posts)

7. raises legal, ethical and national security concerns

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Jul 26, 2025, 10:06 PM

Jul 26

Duh, ya think?

LudwigPastorius

(13,237 posts)

8. Sure hope those Air Force maintenance jockeys remembered to tighten all the bolts during their retrofit.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Jul 26, 2025, 10:07 PM

Jul 26

cstanleytech

(27,884 posts)

11. I'm just hoping to get have enough parachutes on board for everyone minus one.

Reply to LudwigPastorius (Reply #8)

Sat Jul 26, 2025, 11:38 PM

Jul 26

cstanleytech

(27,884 posts)

10. Questionable? It's an outright bribe.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Jul 26, 2025, 11:37 PM

Jul 26

littlemissmartypants

(29,089 posts)

12. I hope someone...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Jul 26, 2025, 11:58 PM

Jul 26

Paints an infrared visible from outer space bullseye on it.

BumRushDaShow

(158,597 posts)

17. Or

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Reply #12)

Sun Jul 27, 2025, 10:15 AM

Jul 27

littlemissmartypants

(29,089 posts)

18. In addition to him, his entourage and the crew?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #17)

Sun Jul 27, 2025, 07:20 PM

Jul 27

BumRushDaShow

(158,597 posts)

19. His sycophants!

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Reply #18)

Sun Jul 27, 2025, 07:30 PM

Jul 27

(and there are plenty of them )

littlemissmartypants

(29,089 posts)

20. More than we first believed, apparently! They keep showing up everywhere!

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #19)

Sun Jul 27, 2025, 10:12 PM

Jul 27

Buddyzbuddy

(1,347 posts)

14. I hope in his honor they refurbish it with lots and lots of

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Jul 27, 2025, 12:26 AM

Jul 27

solid gold. That would be a nice decorative touch.

in2herbs

(3,871 posts)

16. The plane is needed to escape when F45 pardons Maxwell. Then, during the ensuing uproar he F45

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Jul 27, 2025, 09:39 AM

Jul 27

leave office and JD will take over. JD will pardon F45 for everything leaving F45 to take off to parts unknown (likely SA) in the new jet.

This is how the oldigarchs will install JD as president and complete their take over of the US.

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