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Since news broke that President Donald Trump was being gifted a new plane by the government of Qatar, some have tried to justify it by bringing up the Statue of Liberty, which w as a gift from France to celebrate the 1876 U.S. centennial.
The US is poised to accept a jet from Qatar. But legal experts previously told BI the reported gift raises both ethical and constitutional concerns.
While Democrats have largely ridiculed President Donald Trump's decision to accept a $400 million jet from the Qatari royal family, Republicans have raised national security concerns.
Qatar's offer to donate a luxury jet to the United States was not a personal gift to President Donald Trump but a "government-to-government transaction," the Gulf nation's prime minister said Wednesday.
Look up, and you will see the corruption in the air in the form of a $400 million luxury plane occupied by the orange menace, Donald Trump.
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‘A mockery': Trump bulldozes all ethics, accepts luxury aircraft as a gift from QatarGlenn Thrush, New York Times Justice Department Reporter and Marc Elias, Voting Rights Attorney and Founder of Democracy Dockett join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to the news that Donald Trump will accept a luxury,
Experts tell NPR the gift violates the Foreign Emoluments Clause and raises questions about what Qatar might expect from Trump in return. It's not clear whether critics in Congress can stop it from happening.
US President Donald Trump has defended receiving a $400 million luxury jet from Qatar, labeling it a “valuable asset” for the United States. The jet,