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BumRushDaShow

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Tue May 13, 2025, 08:16 AM May 13

New York Post Shreds Major Team Trump Claim About His Motives [View all]

Source: Huff Post

May 13, 2025, 03:16 AM EDT | Updated 2 hours ago


The typically Donald Trump-promoting New York Post joined the chorus of criticism over the president’s Qatari jet controversy as it urged him to “think twice” before accepting a $400 million luxury Boeing 747-8 from the emirate’s ruling family.

Trump, who is in the Middle East this week, has defended the reported imminent gift, which sources told ABC News would be used as Air Force One and then transferred to the Trump Presidential Library Foundation when he leaves office.

But the New York Post’s conservative editorial board warned of potential conflicts of interest, stated that Qatar is “famous for seeking to buy influence,” cautioned how the “gift” will be “far from free,” and said “the optics are beyond awful, especially as Congress mulls hundreds of billions in Medicaid cuts.”


Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/new-york-post-donald-trump-criticism_n_6822ea7de4b0993b52bebcc3



Link to EDITORIAL - https://nypost.com/2025/05/12/opinion/no-pres-trump-qatars-palace-in-the-sky-jet-isnt-a-free-gift-and-you-shouldnt-accept-it-as-one/

LOL and 45 was demanding that their Editor take over the WSJ.
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