Rand Paul points out that’s not how it works. And besides, it looks bad.Rand Paul on Fox Biz: "I do think the jet probably sends the wrong signal, and I don't like the look or appearance of it, so I would hope he would reject it. The Constitution specifically says you can't take gifts from foreign leaders." pic.twitter.com/r5b3NN9zzH
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 13, 2025
Mike Lawler concurs.Mike Lawler: "We don't want to be straight up accepting any type of gift from any foreign government, certainly not one that can be viewed in a way that obviously has been presented here." pic.twitter.com/SlOKMpoh6T
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 13, 2025
Sean Duffy thinks saying “patriotic” suspends the rule of law (ATC retirement is mandated by federal law).Sean Duffy: "Patriotic controllers are gonna stay on and continue to serve the country." pic.twitter.com/jYC7JQg1B2
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 13, 2025
Trump has a plane. So does the U.S. Air Force; for use by the POTUS.Sean Duffy on Qatar gifting Trump a luxury jet: "I hope the president does get a plane. Soon." pic.twitter.com/UQO0ZPPiuE
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 13, 2025
Ted Cruz has practical questions.Ted Cruz: "I also think the plane poses significant espionage and surveillance problems ... I certainly have concerns." pic.twitter.com/AO2wGqEn1B
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 13, 2025
Dusty Johnson has ethical questions.GOP Rep. Dusty Johnson on Qatar gifting Trump a luxury plane: "I don't like it. There's a reason that people can't even buy me a steak dinner. It's not necessarily that you can prove I have an ethical problem, it's that the appearance of it doesn't look great." pic.twitter.com/WX6pgMb5RL
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 13, 2025
Pam Bondi said it was okay. Or she will. Either way.Started / Going pic.twitter.com/sTYe1FQGD7
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) May 13, 2025
Ryan Zinke is hoping Trump will wish this jet into the cornfield.This is simply incorrect. The Constitution does not say that the president can accept gifts from foreign governments as long as his own Attorney General says so. It says that neither he nor any govt official can accept a gift from a foreign govt without the consent of Congress. https://t.co/cHImGrwFzT
— James Surowiecki (@JamesSurowiecki) May 13, 2025
Because Trump doesn’t have any cards 🃏Jeffries: "Millions of people in this country are struggling to live paycheck to paycheck ... and Donald Trump is publicly defending accepting a $400 million flying palace from a close ally of Iran and Hamas? I mean, you can't make this stuff up." pic.twitter.com/rlRSN3vXcu
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 13, 2025
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