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On the recordMay 13, 2025
yesterday, the New York Post Editorial Board wrote about President Trump's plans to accept a free gift from Qatar of a $400 million Boeing 747-8 jet. The New York Post said: ``What is President Trump thinking? He's bragging of winning a $400 million `gift,' a `palace in the sky' . . . from Qatar that, in effect, he'll eventually own personally. ``Sorry, this `gift' is from far free; Qatar will surely expect something in return. ``And the optics are beyond awful, especially as Congress mulls hundreds of billions in Medicaid cuts.'' The New York Post continues: ``That not only looks bad; it creates all kinds of conflicts of interest and runs smack into the Constitution's Emoluments Clause, which prohibits foreign gifts.'' The Post Editorial closes: `` . . . but given all the foreign investments and conflicts of interests--and now a $400 million plane-- they seem designed to benefit the President more than anything.'' This from the New York Post editorial board. I couldn't have said it better myself.
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George Latimer
New York

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Discussing President Trump's acceptance of a $400 million jet gift from Qatar and its implications.

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