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President Donald Trump is poised to accept a jet from Qatar to be used as Air Force One.ABC News reported that Attorney General Pam Bondi signed off on the potential deal.Trump is receiving pushback from some of his most fervent MAGA loyalists over the issue.
Article I includes a ban on anyone serving in government accepting “any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State” unless Congress approves. Article II says, in part, that the president cannot receive any emolument from a U.S. state.
Justice Department nominees won't be confirmed until the Trump administration provides full transparency on "Qatari influence," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced on Tuesday.
A number of Republican lawmakers are souring on President Donald Trump’s plans to accept a luxury Boeing 747 aircraft as a gift from Qatar — a rare series of rebukes of the president by his allies in Congress.
Despite flying for more than 35 years, the current pair of Air Force One jets remain one of the safest and secure aircraft in the world.
The Trump administration is preparing to accept a superluxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from the royal family of Qatar as a gift to be used by President Donald Trump as the new Air Force One for presidential travel until shortly before Trump leaves office,