Trump is getting a $400 million luxury Boeing 747-8 as a ‘gift’ from Qatar’s royal family, ABC reports.
The plane is described as a “flying palace” and will be used as Airforce One and then transferred to Trump. It’s the biggest foreign ‘gift’ ever and apparently doesn’t break bribery laws.
May 11, 2025 12:57Well. (Sipping coffee)
Boeing made it. So there is hope.
“doesn’t break bribery laws”, according to who?
You keep thinking "Just how obvious does he have to be?" and it always turns out that its even more obvious that this
I wonder how many bugs re on that thing.
It’s better than a crappy Tesla 🚗.
Elon needs to up his game.
Maybe he can gift him a rocket ship 🚀 and we can launch the fucker into the sun 🌞.
I can't imagine that the DOD are wild about letting the President fly on an aircraft that does not have a clean room production story.
Just another reminder of how autocrats buy/sell loyalty and influence.🙄
I bet that’s classy inside.
According to the people accepting the bribe, it apparently doesn't break bribery laws
What a joke
"Apparently" doing more lifting than a gold-plated 747.
The plane is described as a “flying palace”
Based on the photos that I have seen, it would be better described as a "flying whorehouse".
I'm sure there will be no electronic bugs in it at all...
A bit of security risk I'd have thought?
It's not a gift, it's a down-payment.
It's not a gift, it's grift.
I understand they have a gold-plated legal argument.
Payment for the nuclear secrets and info on where to find Khashoggi, no doubt.
Besides bribery and security issues
You can’t just use “any other plane” as AF1
How’s this work?
I don't think the title "president" is really appropriate for Trump. El Corrupto in Chief would be much more accurate.
Yep. And President vindictive little shit will start using it after pumping millions in tax dollars into as his new Air Force 1 plane. I also suspect that the plane is currently chock full of spaying devices.
When you don't have to bother trying to disguise the $400M bribes your society doesn't have that long left.
Is it capable of permanent orbit?
In MAGA America is the more transparent the corruption the more it’s considered ethical?
Pam Bondi, former lobbyist for the Qatari's, says it's all perfectly legal.
So that's all ok then? 👍
Air Force one has a hell of a lot of military gear in it that I would assume necessitates this luxury jet being gutted and retrofitted. So this "gift" is just going to get parked and given to Trump when his term ends.
I wonder if they've 'fixed' it? 🤞🏽
It would be good to see that confirmed in a court of law.
A personal gift to Trump or for the use the POTUS ?
🙄
I should imagine it will be a subtle masterpiece of understated luxury, refined in its elaborate use of muted colours and soft furnishings, it will be the airborne embodiment of "less is more".
Or it will be a gawdy, tacky shitrocket that looks like Del Boy was the interior designer
A Boeing? is Trump handy with tools?
Isn't this scenario specifically covered in the constitution?
This cannot possibly be true...
Amazing trying to sell that line. It just shows that for conservatives, corruption is when the hierarchy isn't respected and women, brown and black people are allowed status. They're fine with a dictator.
Isn't this scenario specifically covered in the constitution?
