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On the recordMay 10, 2025
With an estimated value of $400 million, the aerial palace would constitute the most valuable gift ever conferred on a President by a foreign government.
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Ritchie Torres
Democratic · New York

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Torres calls for an investigation into the ethics of accepting the plane.

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