Trump Says Only a ‘Stupid Person’ Wouldn’t Take a Free Plane From Qatar

President Donald Trump defended his plan to accept a $400 million plane from Qatar to use as Air Force One during a press conference at the White House Monday morning. The “great gesture,” as Trump called it, would be one of the most galling acts of corruption in modern history, all in plain sight. But Trump seems to think that it’s not actually corrupt as long as public officials don’t hide it behind closed doors. News about the plane first broke when ABC News reported Sunday that Trump was in discussions to accept a super luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from the royal family of Qatar. The report said Trump’s presidential library foundation would take control of the plane after his presidency, an idea clearly inspired by the fact that a plane which had served as Air Force One during the late 20th century was placed at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum after it was decommissioned in the 2000s. Trump defended the news on Truth Social in a bizarre screed Sunday night, ins ... Read full article.