Trump defends Qatar jumbo jet offer
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Trump is in talks to accept a luxury Boeing 747 as a gift from the royal family of Qatar, a move CT Sen. Chris Murphy opposes.
A number of Republican lawmakers are souring on President Donald Trump’s plans to accept a luxury Boeing 747 aircraft as a gift from Qatar — a rare series of rebukes of the president by his allies in Congress.
The hold will only delay — but not block — the nominees from confirmation, with a simple majority vote of GOP senators able to overcome it.
President Trump’s confirmation that the United States may accept a presidential aircraft gifted from Qatar marked the latest escalation in his clash with Boeing.
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.
Trump would like the Defense Department to use the plane while he is in office and then have it donated to his presidential library and foundation.
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WCBD News 2 on MSN‘If this were Biden, we would be furious’: Haley slams Trump’s reported plan to accept luxury jet from QatarFormer Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Tuesday slammed President Donald Trump’s reported plan to accept a luxury jet from Qatar, pointing to the potential
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Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers and economist Peter Schiff have sharply criticized a reported $400 million gift of a Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from Qatar’s royal family to President Donald Trump.