Trump reportedly prepared to accept 'palace in the sky' as gift from Qatar

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/11/trump-accept-luxury-plane-gift-qatar

36•techlover14159•9mo ago

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techlover14159•9mo ago

How is this allowed?

not_your_vase•9mo ago

Very simple: there is no one to say "nope".

duxup•9mo ago

It’s not but the GoP congress are just a bunch of Trump hangers on.

quantified•9mo ago

The American people allow it. They don't do anything about it. They could, but they don't.

seattle_spring•9mo ago

What options does the average American person have to stand up against this specifically?

quantified•9mo ago

Oh man. Do you mean like carrying mass protests to the Washington Mall? Organizing non-violent protests around the blocks of Federal buildings?

I guess we're all just helpless bystanders, vote and pray. No organzing resistance anymore like in the 1700s, 1800s or 1900s.

seattle_spring•9mo ago

> Do you mean like...

I don't "mean" anything, since I asked a question. If you're trying to communicate that our options are things like "mass protests", why communicate it in such a condescending manner?

quantified•9mo ago

We can hear things in our minds in many ways. Your question was open to interpretation in two distinct ways: 1: Enumerate some ways, please. 2: I think not, why do you think so?

I interpreted as #2. You, however, might disagree that these are actually options for any number of reasons. Perhaps you do? There are other stronger ones, of course. As an intelligent human, living within some national political framework, I'm sure you can think of others. Since your question hinted you thought there were none at all, "do you mean like" is testing whether these fit your definition.

MegaButts•9mo ago

The same options the average citizen of any country has - protest followed by rebellion. America was founded by rebelling against the tyranny of unfair taxes.

Until Americans understand that this isn't going to end without violence (or a very real threat of violence, meaning people actually show up prepared to fight), they will continue to be increasingly oppressed. You may disagree with violence, but the oppressors see that as convenient.

quantified•9mo ago

If your opponent knows all you will do is use words, they have nothing to fear. MAGA was all about the 2nd Amendment and shows of personal force (running busses off the road, boat parades, going armed into state houses, etc) and got all the pacifist Dems cowed.

watwut•9mo ago

Supreme court decided Trump is above the law.

apothegm•9mo ago

Emoluments clause? What emoluments clause?

Or is congress just gonna sign off on this, since apparently that’s the loophole?

kappi•9mo ago

Wow who could have guessed this story from @jonkarl is a lie?

Here's the actual story of Trump renovating a plane that Qatar once owned, because Boeing has failed to deliver a new air force one https://x.com/ComfortablySmug/status/1921590297940701539

bmandale•9mo ago

>Trump would then use the 13-year-old plane as the new Air Force One until shortly before the conclusion of his second Oval Office stint, at which point it would be transferred to his presidential library foundation no later than 1 January 2029.

seattle_spring•9mo ago

A Xitter link that goes to the DailyMail as its source. By chance have any more reputable links to explain your side?

Edit: not only are the sources dubious, but they don't even refute the main controversy, which is that Qatar is giving the plane to the US/Trump Foundation for free.

turtleyacht•9mo ago

Ship it in pieces [1]?

[1] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/109544.Unbuilding

howard941•9mo ago

It's [flagging] like this that makes me yearn to see a price for flagging. It's too easy and used too often.

Perhaps payment in karma in exchange for piercing the thin skin.

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Trump reportedly prepared to accept 'palace in the sky' as gift from Qatar

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