What’s up with Qatar giving the US a $billion$ aircraft to use as Air Force One and Trump accepting it? This is being made to sound like it’s a gift to Trump, which it can’t be because it’s against the law for him to accept such a gift from a foreign power. There’s a value limit and this far exceeds it. This is a gift to the USA that is handed to Pres. Trump for his use as Air Force One until Boeing finally gets around to the one they were supposed to have finished a year ago and are still at least another year away from completion.
Qatar is a devout enemy of Israel. They’re behind much of the support for Hamas, Hamas leaders are sheltered in Qatar, hostage negotiations are held in Qatar. Why are they sucking up to Pres. Trump? What are they getting out of this? These are Arab Muslims, they don’t give anything away, everything has a long string attached, everything comes with a price, so what’s the price?
The aircraft will actually belong to the Defense Dept., not Pres. Trump. Personally I’d be afraid to fly in it, there could easily be a bomb built into it that can be set off with a radio signal, a small bomb would be plenty adequate, how would you find it within the structure of such a huge aircraft?
Acceptance of this gift has to pass several government agencies before it can happen, if it does. This is not a done deal. While I see Pres. Trump’s view that a gift of this value to our country is foolish to refuse, it also comes from a terrorist government, which would make it hard for me to accept.
I think this may be another of his deal games. The current Air Force One plane is 40 years old, and there’s no excuse for Boeing not to have built the new one long before now and accepting a new aircraft from Qatar is definitely a slam at Boeing. This is really bad publicity for them and might just be the kick in the butt they need to get the job done. In the end it’s very possible that Qatar’s gift will be refused.
Strange things are afoot in the Middle East that you can bet are going to affect us all.