Trump will reportedly use the jet as the new Air Force One in his second term. Democrats and legal experts say it violates the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution.

This week, President Donald Trump will head to the Middle East for the first foreign trip of his second term. While he is there, he will reportedly manufacture a new conflict of interest for himself by accepting a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet as a gift from the Qatari royal family.

Trump will use the plane as the new Air Force One until just before the end of his term, at which point the plane’s ownership will be transferred to the Trump presidential library foundation, according to ABC, which first reported the news, citing sources familiar with the proposed arrangement. ABC reports that the gift of the plane—which is reportedly so opulent that it’s known as “the flying palace”—will be announced this week, when Trump visits Qatar.

  • John Richard@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    1 month ago

    If Biden had done half of what Trump has, the right would have descended upon D.C. in a coup 20x the size of Jan. 6.

    • Hayduke@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      1 month ago

      Half? Any single one of the more major issues would have sparked that.

      Denying election results? Blackmailing a foreign country to start a false investigation? Running as a convicted felon? Even hinting at staying in power unconstitutionally? Spending ~20% of his time on a golf course? Directing an insurrection? Firing investigators investigating himself? Backchanneling Russia? Hiring family to federal positions and waiving clearance concerns? ….