A Gift to America

Ted Rall 05/17/25

New airplanes are just the beginning.

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In early May 2025, Qatar dangled a shiny $400 million luxury jet for the United States to use as Air Force One. President Donald Trump shrugged off the Constitution’s outright ban on federal officials accepting foreign gifts without Congressional consent, claiming the Qatari plane will modernize presidential travel.

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Ted Rall

Ted Rall is an American columnist, syndicated editorial cartoonist, and author. His most recent book is "The Stringer," a graphic novel in which journalism meets "Breaking Bad."
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