Trump smogs of expensive Qatari plane gifts at “ABC Fake News” reporters in “ABC”: “You should be embarrassed!”
Donald Trump slammed him on Monday in ABC News Correspondent Rachel Scott for his $400 million Palace in the Sky on the Sky, which he was ready to accept from the Katari royal family.
When asked how he would respond to the concerns of the American public that luxury jets could be seen as personal gifts, the president called Scott “fake news” and said she “should be embarrassed” before accepting golf-related “Gimme” putts.
The president's recent anger at ABC News, whose parent company recently paid $15 million to Trump to resolve a defamation lawsuit interviewed by George Stephanopoulos, which most likely stems from the network's first reporting to the government the gift proposed by Qatar, which could be brought outside the terms of the emulluments.
At a White House press conference, announcing its executive order aimed at lowering the price of drugs, Scott repeatedly asked the government for the super luxury Boeing 747-8 Jumbo Jet from the Catari Royals. Initially, gifts are expected to be announced this week when Trump visits Qatar during the administration’s first foreign trip.
The aircraft is expected to be used as the new Air Force One for most of Trump's remaining term and will then be handed over to the Trump Presidential Library at the end of his presidency.
President Donald Trump exerted his anger on ABC news correspondents during a luxury gift received from Katar on Monday’s press conference. (AP)
“I think it's a really nice gesture. I'm probably a stupid person saying we don't want a free plane. We'll give away things too. We'll take one too. It helps us.”
As he prepares to sign the executive order, Scott wants to know again that giant jets from Qatar can be seen as bribes, prompting the president to understand the implications.
“You're ABC fake news, right?!” Trump shouted. “Let me tell you, you should be embarrassed to ask this question. They gave us a free plane. I can say no, don't give us, I want to pay a billion dollars or $400 million or anything else. Or I can say thank you very much.” The president then referred to golf legend Sam Snead, who said “he has a motto” of how golfers should say thank you and “pick up the ball and go to the next hole” whenever someone “puts you.”
“A lot of people are stupid and say no, I insist that they miss it, their partner gets angry with them,” he added. “Remember. Sam Snead, when they give you putts, you walk into the next hole, thank you very much.”
Scott wasn't fooled by the president's insults and then asked if the president had received a gift worth millions of dollars, and the gift man asked for nothing, leading Trump to insist that he was not the individual recipient of the plane.
“It's not a gift to me, it's a gift to the Department of Defense,” he complained. “You should know more. You're embarrassed enough. ABC is a disaster.”
Foreseeing these legality issues, especially since the silent clauses prohibit any U.S. government official from accepting gifts “from any king, prince or foreign country,” the Justice Department and Trump’s top White House lawyers believe that as long as they donate under all ownership, they can be “permitted” according to the conditions of ownership.
Critics are not lost, of course, and Attorney General Pam Bondi, once a foreign lobbyist in Katar, has held her position since 2019 for $115,000 a month.
Even some conservative news media questioned whether Trump should accept Qatar's $400 million jet. (AP)
Not only liberals or mainstream media, because his perception of accepting foreign bribes while trying to profit from the office has caused Trump to slam Trump. The free media editor “reversely wakes up” centrist channels slammed the president for accepting Qatar's luxury planes, adding that Republican and right-wing media have spent years blowing up the Biden family with the same concerns over the past few years.
They pointed out: “The Hunter Biden incident is indeed a scandal. But nowadays, it seems like a little potato.
Meanwhile, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt tried to assure the host of Trump’s favorite morning talk show that nothing is wrong with the extravagant gift and that no one should be bothered by it.
“Are you worried that if they give us something like this, they want to pay back?” Fox and friends Co-host Brian Kilmeade wants to know.
“Absolutely not, because they know President Trump and know he only considers the interests of the American public,” Leavitt declared.
