$400M Jet Given to US, But You Can’t Use It

By Michael Woyton

Where to start, where to start …

Don’t be fooled by analysis — mainstream media or social media — that accepting a $400 million 747 from Qatar is anything but a bribe.

Especially don’t be fooled by White House Paid Liar Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, who said that it is ridiculous to suggest that President Donald J. Felon would do anything for his own benefit.

And likewise don’t be fooled by Attorney General Pam “Trump University Is A-OK” Bondi saying the “gift” is just dandy. She was, after all, a registered foreign agent lobbyist in 2019 for the Embassy of the State of Qatar.

Plus, I hope I don’t have to tell you to not be fooled by the adjudicated rapist himself, who said the Department of Defense is getting the plane as “very public and transparent transaction” and it’s “FREE OF CHARGE” (his caps). If the DOD is being given the plane, then why did the grifter-in-chief say that the flying palace will be given to his as-yet unbuilt presidential library so he can have unlimited use of the aircraft after leaving office?

It’s pretty ludicrous that Eric Lipton of the New York Times had the nerve to write that “Corruption requires explict quid pro quo” and that it isn’t corrupt to “take an action that aligns with the interest of a person who gives you a gift, unless the official action was in direct response to that gift — a bribe. Terms matter. Accuracy and fairness matters. Regardless of what social media wants.”

An elected official accepting a 747 from a foreign country is so flamboyantly illegal that any news outlet characterizing it as "controversial" or "an ethical issue" should be ignored, have their subscriptions canceled and their reporters banned as TV pundits forever. This isn't close.

— Brandon Friedman (@brandonfriedman.bsky.social) 2025-05-11T16:40:22.835Z

I agree that accuracy and fairness matter. But I also think that appearance matters.

Jimmy Carter put his peanut farm into a blind trust when he became president in order avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest.

The current occupant of the Oval Office believes anything goes if it’s done in public.

I shudder to think what is happening out of the public spotlight.

Unfortunately, the most encouraging thing to come out of the $400 million jet gift is his admitting he will leave office.

Clarence Thomas should be PISSED! All he has to show for years of corruption are cute little vacation pics and a boring RV, trump got a $400 million plane!Step your game up Clarence!

— Covie (@covie93.bsky.social) 2025-05-12T03:09:24.779Z

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What Klobuchar said.

Klobuchar on Stephen Miller saying the administration is considering suspending habeas corpus: "He's doing it because they don't want to focus on what's really in front of them, and that they have created havoc in our economy … no, they're not gonna reverse habeas corpus in the Congress."

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-05-11T14:27:29.739Z

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— Rick (@rickylongthread.bsky.social) 2025-05-12T01:24:15.668Z

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Lead art: Screen grab from NBC News.