Plane debacle: Ari Melber on Qatar blatantly playing Donald Trump

Plane debacle: Ari Melber on Qatar blatantly playing Donald Trump

>> AND THESE PROTESTS HE’S
FACING, RIGHT. FACING, RIGHT.
>> N NOW QUITE. >> NOW QUITE.
>> A HEARING. AND WE. >> A HEARING. AND WEWE.
>> HAVE UPDATES. >> HAVE UPDATES.
>> ON THAT TONIGHT. WHILE >> ON THAT TONIGHTHT. WHILE
PRESIDENT. . >> TRUMP IS FACING.
>>>> A. >> A.
>> SCANDAL THAT’S OVERWHELMING >> SCANDALAL THAT’S OVERWHELMING
HIS FIRST FOREIGN TRIP OF. HIS FIRST T FOREIGN TRIP OF.
>> HIS TERM. >> HIS TERM.
>> TOTAL CONDEMNATION. >> TOTAL CONDEMNATION.
>> FOR THE. >> FOROR THE.
>> BID TO GET A $400 MILLION JET >> BID TO GET A $400 MILLION JET
FROM QATAR. CONSERVATIVES FROM QATAR. CONSERVATIVES
REBUKING IT AS A BLATANT GRIFT, REBUKING IT AS A BLATANT GRIFT,
ELECTED REPUBLICANS OPPOSING ELECTED REPUBLICANS OPPOSING
THIS AND REALLY. THIS AND REALLY.
>> TRYING G TO. >> TRYING TO.
>> DUCK WHAT THEY SEE AS OBVIOUS >> DUCK WHAT THEY SEE AS OBVIOUS
POLITICAL BLOWBACK FOR SOMETHING THEY.
>> WANT NO. >> WANT NO.
>> PART OF. DEDEMOCRATS BLASTING >> PART OF. DEMOCRATS BLASTING
IT, OF COURSE. IT, OF COURSE.
>> AND THEN MANY. ETHICS AND. >> AND THEN MANY. ETHICS AND.
>> NONPARTISAN EXPERTS AGREEING >> NONPARTISAN EXPERTS AGREEING
THIS IS ACACTUALLY NUMERICALLY E THIS IS ACTUALLY NUMERICALLY THE
WORST ATTEMPTED CORRUPTION IN WORST ATTEMPTED CORRUPTION IN
THE HISTORY. THE HISTORY.
>> OF THE WHITE HOUSE. >> OF THE WHITE HOUSE.
>> THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE >> THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE
HEADLINES BATTERING TRUMP DURING HEADLINES BATTERING TRUMP DURING
THE TRIP AS HE LANDS TODAY IN THE TRIP AS HE LANDS TODAY IN
THE COUNTRY OFFERING THIS THE COUNTRY OFFERING THIS
CONTROVERSIAL AND POSSIBLY CONTROVERSIAL AND POSSIBLY
ILLEGAL GIFT QATARAR. ILLEGAL GIFT QATAR.
>> AND IN. >> ANDND IN.
>> ONE SIGN, THE ENTIRE PLAN. >> ONENE SIGN, THE ENTIRE PLAN.
>> MIGHT ALREADY BE ON. . >> THE ROCKS.
>> NEITHER SIDE. >> NEITHER SIDE.
>> PUBLICLY Y ADDRESSED THIS TRP >> PUBLICLY ADDRESSED THIS TRUMP
CONTROVERSY OVER THE PLANE AS HE CONTROVERSY OVER THE PLANE AS HE
BOARDED A DIFFERENT PLANE. NOW, BOARDED A DIFFERENT PLANE. NOW,
FOR MANY WESTERN DEMOCRACIES, FOR MANY WESTERN DEMOCRACIES,
QATAR IS SEEN AS A PRETTY QATAR IS SEEN AS A PRETTY
EXTREME AND CHALLENGING EXTREME AND CHALLENGING
DICTATORSHIP TO DEAL WITH. IT DICTATORSHIP TO DEAL WITH. IT
RUNS AS AN AUTOCRATIC MONARCHY. RUNS AS AN AUTOCRATIC MONARCHY.
THEY HAVE CRACKDOWNS ON HUMAN THEY HAVE CRACKDOWNS ON HUMAN
RIGHTS, LIMITS ON FREE SPEECH, RIGHTS, LIMITS ON FREE SPEECH,
AND, OF COURSE, THE PRESS THERE. AND, OF COURSE, THE PRESS THERE.
OVER THERE THEY FUND AL JAZEERA. OVER THERE THEY FUND AL JAZEERA.
AND MANY U.S. EXPERTS VIEW THAT AND MANY U.S. EXPERTS VIEW THAT
AS PARTLY A TOOL OF FOREIGN AS PARTLY A TOOL OF FOREIGN
INFLUENCE, SOMETIMES CUTTING INFLUENCE, SOMETIMES CUTTING
AGAINST U.S. INTERESTS. THEY AGAINST U.S. INTERESTS. THEY
ALSO WORK. ALSO WORK.
>> WITH THE U.S. MILITARY. >> WITH THE U.S. MILITARY.
>> SO IT’S A RELATIONSHIP THAT’S >> SO IT’S A RELATIONSHIP THAT’S
COMPLICATED AND NUANCED, TO BE COMPLICATED AND NUANCED, TO BE
SURE, BUT IT COMPLICATES SURE, BUT IT COMPLICATES
AMERICAN INTERESTS, BECAUSE THIS AMERICAN INTERESTS, BECAUSE THIS
IS A REGIME THAT DOES IRAN IS A REGIME THAT DOES IRAN
DIPLOMACY, THAT HOSTS A TALIBAN DIPLOMACY, THAT HOSTS A TALIBAN
OFFICE IN DOHA. AND THIS IS NOT OFFICE IN DOHA. AND THIS IS NOT
NEWS TO DONALD TRUMP, BY THE NEWS TO DONALD TRUMP, BY THE
WAY. BACK AROUND THE FIRST TERM, OF THE UNITED STATES, DEALING
WITH THESE COUNTRIES. AS YOU WITH THESE COUNTRIES. AS YOU
SEE, ALL OF THESE EFFOFORTS TO Y SEE, ALL OF THESE EFFORTS TO SAY
NOTHING OF THE INTERNATIONAL NOTHING OF THE INTERNATIONAL
CRYPTO, QATAR CLEARLY WANTS TO CRYPTO, QATAR CLEARLY WANTS TO
PLAY BALL. QATAR WOULD RATHER PLAY BALL. QATAR WOULD RATHER
PAY MONEY, WHICH IT GATHERS FROM PAY MONEY, WHICH IT GATHERS FROM
ITS RESOURCES AND PEOPLE IN A ITS RESOURCES AND PEOPLE IN A
SYSTEM WHERE THEY HAVE NO SYSTEM WHERE THEY HAVE NO
ACCOUNTABILITY. THEY’RE A ACCOUNTABILITY. THEY’RE A
MONARCHY. THEY’D RATHER TAKE MONARCHY. THEY’D RATHER TAKE
THAT MONEY TO BUY INFLUENCE THAN THAT MONEY TO BUY INFLUENCE THAN
CHANGE ANY OF THE POLICIES THAT CHANGE ANY OF THE POLICIES THAT
THE U.S. HAS A PROBLEM WITH. THE U.S. HAS A PROBLEM WITH.
INDEED, QATAR HAS BEEN TRYING TO INDEED, QATAR HAS BEEN TRYING TO
TRANSFORM ITS REPUTATION, THE TRANSFORM ITS REPUTATION, THE
TIMES REPORTS, BY SPENDING TIMES REPORTS, BY SPENDING
MILLIONS ON LOBBYISTS IN MILLIONS ON LOBBYISTS IN
WASHINGTON, INCLUDING PAM BONDI, WASHINGTON, INCLUDING PAM BONDI,
NOW TRUMP’S ATTORNEY GENERAL. NOW TRUMP’S ATTORNEY GENERAL.
NOW TRUMP’S VISIT, THE TIMES NOW TRUMP’S VISIT, THE TIMES
NOTES, IS A PART OF THIS WIDER NOTES, IS A PART OF THIS WIDER
SUCCESS FOR A VERY PRICEY SUCCESS FOR A VERY PRICEY
INFLUENCE STRATEGY FOR A INFLUENCE STRATEGY FOR A
RELATIVELY CONTROVERSIAL, RELATIVELY CONTROVERSIAL,
AUTOCRATIC MONARCHY. AND THEIR AUTOCRATIC MONARCHY. AND THEIR
STRATEGY APPEARS TO BE WORKING. STRATEGY APPEARS TO BE WORKING.
YOU HAVE THIS REGIME TRYING TO YOU HAVE THIS REGIME TRYING TO
BUY THEIR WAY TO SOME SORT OF BUY THEIR WAY TO SOME SORT OF
BETTER REPUTATION OR TREATMENT BETTER REPUTATION OR TREATMENT
BY THE UNITED STATES. THAT’S THE BY THE UNITED STATES. THAT’S THE
PROBLEM UNDERLYING THE WHOLE JET PROBLEM UNDERLYING THE WHOLE JET
GIFT. AND IT’S ALSO WHY, GIFT. AND IT’S ALSO WHY,
SEPARATE FROM THE ETHICS, WE’RE SEPARATE FROM THE ETHICS, WE’RE
NOT GETTING AN OFFER O OF A JET NOT GETTING AN OFFER OF A JET
FOR OUR POLITICIANS FROM CANADA. FOR OUR POLITICIANS FROM CANADA.
QATAR HAS MORE CLEANUP TO DO. QATAR HAS MORE CLEANUP TO DO.
AND SO EVEN APART FROM THE AND SO EVEN APART FROM THE
OBVIOUS ETHICS WHICH SHOULD HAVE OBVIOUS ETHICS WHICH SHOULD HAVE
MADE THIS WHOLE THING DEAD ON MADE THIS WHOLE THING DEAD ON
ARRIVAL OR NOT CLEARED FOR ARRIVAL OR NOT CLEARED FOR
TAKEOFF IF YOU PREFER. EVEN TAKEOFF IF YOU PREFER. EVEN
BEYOND THAT, QATAR HAS FACED BEYOND THAT, QATAR HAS FACED
SKEPTICISM FROM AMERICAN LEADERS SKEPTICISM FROM AMERICAN LEADERS
FOR ITS ACTIONS ON MORAL GROUNDS FOR ITS ACTIONS ON MORAL GROUNDS
AND ON THE NORMAL FOREIGN POLICY AND ON THE NORMAL FOREIGN POLICY
GROUNDS THAT THEY’RE ADVERSE TO GROUNDS THAT THEY’RE ADVERSE TO
U.S. INTERESTS. AND SOSO HERE, U.S. INTERESTS. AND SO HERE,
INSTEAD OF FACING THE NORMAL INSTEAD OF FACING THE NORMAL
PRESSURE OF POSSIBLY CHANGING PRESSURE OF POSSIBLY CHANGING
THOSE POLICIES OR JUST PAYING THOSE POLICIES OR JUST PAYING
THE CONSEQUENCES, THE EVIDENCE THE CONSEQUENCES, THE EVIDENCE
AND THE INFLUENCE CAMPAIGN AND THE INFLUENCE CAMPAIGN
SUGGESTS WHAT EVERYONE’S SUGGESTS WHAT EVERYONE’S
CONCERNED ABOUT, THAT QATAR IS CONCERNED ABOUT, THAT QATAR IS
TRYING TO CORRUPUPT THE UNITED TRYING TO CORRUPT THE UNITED
STATES PROCESS FROM INSIDE, STATES PROCESS FROM INSIDE,
USING OR ABUSING MONEY AND USING OR ABUSING MONEY AND
INFLUENCE TO BUY A CLOSER INFLUENCE TO BUY A CLOSER
RELATIONSHIP THAN THE FACTS RELATIONSHIP THAN THE FACTS
WOULD OTHERWISE WARRANT. NOW, WOULD OTHERWISE WARRANT. NOW,
THIS IS ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE THIS IS ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE
ADMINISTRATIONS AND EXPERTS THAT ADMINISTRATIONS AND EXPERTS THAT
HAVE PREVIOUSLY DETERMINED THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY DETERMINED THAT
QATAR, AT A MINIMUM, SHOULD BE QATAR, AT A MINIMUM, SHOULD BE
KEPT AT ARM’M’S LENGTH, THAT YOU KEPT AT ARM’S LENGTH, THAT YOU
DON’T JUST EMBRACECE A MONARCHY DON’T JUST EMBRACE A MONARCHY
LIKE THIS. OR YOU CAN DIAL BACK LIKE THIS. OR YOU CAN DIAL BACK
TO THE TRUMP QUOTE, I PLAYED YOU TO THE TRUMP QUOTE, I PLAYED YOU
OR HIS OWN FOCUS ON THE TERROR OR HIS OWN FOCUS ON THE TERROR
FUNDING. AND THAT WAS BACK FUNDING. AND THAT WAS BACK
BEFORE ALL THE QATAR MONEY BEFORE ALL THE QATAR MONEY
OFFERS WERE COMING IN. THE FACTS OFFERS WERE COMING IN. THE FACTS
AND THE OFFER FROM QATAR SUGGEST AND THE OFFER FROM QATAR SUGGEST
THAT THIS IS NOT ABOUT WHAT’S THAT THIS IS NOT ABOUT WHAT’S
BEST FOR AMERICA. IT’S ABOUT A BEST FOR AMERICA. IT’S ABOUT A
FOREIGN EFFORT TO MAKE QATAR FOREIGN EFFORT TO MAKE QATAR
GREAT, TO TAKE A TURN ON THE GREAT, TO TAKE A TURN ON THE
REAGAN PHRASE THAT TRUMP REAGAN PHRASE THAT TRUMP
REBOOTED, OF COURSE, FOR HIS REBOOTED, OF COURSE, FOR HIS
CAMPAIGNS. AND THIS ISN’T A NEW CAMPAIGNS. AND THIS ISN’T A NEW
OR CREATIVE TYPE OF CORRUPTION OR CREATIVE TYPE OF CORRUPTION
TO TRY TO MAKE QATAR GREAT. IT’S TO TRY TO MAKE QATAR GREAT. IT’S
ACTUALLY ONE OF THE OLDEST ACTUALLY ONE OF THE OLDEST
THINGS IN THE BOOK. THE FOUNDERS THINGS IN THE BOOK. THE FOUNDERS
OF THIS COUNTRY KNEW THAT THERE OF THIS COUNTRY KNEW THAT THERE
WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE A RISK WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE A RISK
FOR THE UNITED STATES AS A FOR THE UNITED STATES AS A
DEMOCRACY, WITH ROTATING LEADERS DEMOCRACY, WITH ROTATING LEADERS
WHO DON’T JUST HOLD ON TO MONEY WHO DON’T JUST HOLD ON TO MONEY
LIKE A MONARCHY, THAT THEY MIGHT LIKE A MONARCHY, THAT THEY MIGHT
SOMEDAY HAVE PEOPLE IN IMPORTANT SOMEDAY HAVE PEOPLE IN IMPORTANT
POSITIONS WHO WERE BASICALLY POSITIONS WHO WERE BASICALLY
WEAK OR GREEDY. AND THE FOUNDERS WEAK OR GREEDY. AND THE FOUNDERS
WERE WORRIED THAT WEAK OR GREEDY WERE WORRIED THAT WEAK OR GREEDY
LEADERS COULD GET BOUGHT OFF, LEADERS COULD GET BOUGHT OFF,
COULD GET COMPROMISED EVEN BY COULD GET COMPROMISED EVEN BY
SOMETHING SO EASILY AND SOMETHING SO EASILY AND
NOTICEABLE, AS BLATANT AS A NOTICEABLE, AS BLATANT AS A
FOREIGN GIFT. AND SO KEEP THAT FOREIGN GIFT. AND SO KEEP THAT
IN MIND WHEN YOU REMEMBER THE IN MIND WHEN YOU REMEMBER THE
TRUMP FAMILY IS DOING THE KIND TRUMP FAMILY IS DOING THE KIND
OF DOUBLE DEALING WITH THESE OF DOUBLE DEALING WITH THESE
DEALS IN THE EXACT COUNTRIES DEALS IN THE EXACT COUNTRIES
THAT TRUMP HAS PRIORITIZED ON THAT TRUMP HAS PRIORITIZED ON
THIS FIRSTST VISIT. AND SO TO THIS FIRST VISIT. AND SO TO
CONNECT THE DOTS TONIGHT, THE CONNECT THE DOTS TONIGHT, THE
FOUNDERS DID NOT LEAVE IT UP TO FOUNDERS DID NOT LEAVE IT UP TO
ANY ONE LEADER TO DECIDE WHEN TO ANY ONE LEADER TO DECIDE WHEN TO
TAKE GIFTS. THEY PERMANENTLY TAKE GIFTS. THEY PERMANENTLY
LIMITED ANY SUCH FOREIGN GIFTS LIMITED ANY SUCH FOREIGN GIFTS
IN OUR CONSTITUTION. YOU MAY IN OUR CONSTITUTION. YOU MAY
HAVE HEARD REFERENCE TO THIS HAVE HEARD REFERENCE TO THIS
RECENTLY GIVEN THE NEWS THIS RECENTLY GIVEN THE NEWS THIS
WEEK. AND IF A F FOREIGN COUNTRY WEEK. AND IF A FOREIGN COUNTRY
OR KING WHICH ACTUALLY APPLIES OR KING WHICH ACTUALLY APPLIES
GIVEN THAT QATAR I IS RUN THROUH GIVEN THAT QATAR IS RUN THROUGH
A MONARCHY, IF A KING TRIED A MONARCHY, IF A KING TRIED
OFFERING ANY GIFT THAT WASN’T, OFFERING ANY GIFT THAT WASN’T,
SAY, FOR THE PEOPLE OR THE SAY, FOR THE PEOPLE OR THE
COUNTRY OF THE UNITED STATES, COUNTRY OF THE UNITED STATES,
BUT WAS ACTUALLY JUST TO TRY T O BUT WAS ACTUALLY JUST TO TRY TO
CORRUPT ONE PERSON, A POLITICIAN CORRUPT ONE PERSON, A POLITICIAN
OR LEADER, THE FOUNDERS WERE OR LEADER, THE FOUNDERS WERE
GOING TO BAN THAT OR MAKE IT GOING TO BAN THAT OR MAKE IT
VERY HARD TO DO. THE CLASSIC VERY HARD TO DO. THE CLASSIC
EXAMPLE WOULD BE FRANCE GIFTING EXAMPLE WOULD BE FRANCE GIFTING
THE STATUE OF LIBERTY OR THE THE STATUE OF LIBERTY OR THE
BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL STATUE YOU BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL STATUE YOU
SEE THERE FOR THE US CENTENNIAL. SEE THERE FOR THE US CENTENNIAL.
THAT WAS A GIFT TO THE COUNTRY, THAT WAS A GIFT TO THE COUNTRY,
OF COURSE, NOT TO ANY ONE OF COURSE, NOT TO ANY ONE
POLITICIAN. IT IS INDEED A POLITICIAN. IT IS INDEED A
PUBLBLIC STATUE IN NEW YORK THAT PUBLIC STATUE IN NEW YORK THAT
MANY PEOPLE SEE. STILL, ALL MANY PEOPLE SEE. STILL, ALL
THESE YEARS LATER, AS A GREAT THESE YEARS LATER, AS A GREAT
ICONIC TOURIST ATTRACTION WHICH ICONIC TOURIST ATTRACTION WHICH
THEY CAN VISIT. BUT REMEMBER, THEY CAN VISIT. BUT REMEMBER,
THAT WAS EVEN THAT WAS APPROVED THAT WAS EVEN THAT WAS APPROVED
BY CONGRESS AND IT WASN’T A GIFT BY CONGRESS AND IT WASN’T A GIFT
FOR THE POLITICIAN. AS FOR A FOR THE POLITICIAN. AS FOR A
KING WHO WOULD TRY TO GIVE A KING WHO WOULD TRY TO GIVE A
HUGE GIFT TO A OFFICER OR EVEVEA HUGE GIFT TO A OFFICER OR EVEN A
PRESIDENT, WELL, I’LL REMIND PRESIDENT, WELL, I’LL REMIND
YOU, US OFFICERS UNDER THE YOU, US OFFICERS UNDER THE
CONSTITUTION CANNOT ACCEPT ANY CONSTITUTION CANNOT ACCEPT ANY
PRESIDENT FROM ANY KING OR PRESIDENT FROM ANY KING OR
FOREIGN STATE WITHOUT THE FOREIGN STATE WITHOUT THE
CONSENT OF CONGRESS. THE CONSENT OF CONGRESS. THE
FOUNDERS VIEWED IT AS OBVIOUS FOUNDERS VIEWED IT AS OBVIOUS
THAT CONGRESS WOULD NEVER THAT CONGRESS WOULD NEVER
APPROVE BIG, LAVISH PERSONAL APPROVE BIG, LAVISH PERSONAL
GIFTS, LET ALONE GIGANTIC ONES, GIFTS, LET ALONE GIGANTIC ONES,
AND THUS THAT LIMIT MEANT YOU AND THUS THAT LIMIT MEANT YOU
WOULD HAVE A CHECK. A ROUGH WOULD HAVE A CHECK. A ROUGH
COUNT SUGGESTS THE MAJORITY OF COUNT SUGGESTS THE MAJORITY OF
SENATORS TODAY ARE ALREADY ON SENATORS TODAY ARE ALREADY ON
RECORD AGAINST THIS GIFT PLAN. RECORD AGAINST THIS GIFT PLAN.
WHEN YOU HAVE THE DEMOCRATS AND WHEN YOU HAVE THE DEMOCRATS AND
SEVERAL REPUBLICAN SENATORS SEVERAL REPUBLICAN SENATORS
WHO’VE ALREADY SPOKEN OUT. SO IT WHO’VE ALREADY SPOKEN OUT. SO IT
LOOKS LIKE BY THAT WHIP COUNT, LOOKS LIKE BY THAT WHIP COUNT,
TRUMP CAN’T EVEN CLEAR THIS TRUMP CAN’T EVEN CLEAR THIS
CONSTITUTIONAL HURDLE. AND CONSTITUTIONAL HURDLE. AND
THAT’S EVEN IF HIS ATTORNEY THAT’S EVEN IF HIS ATTORNEY
GENERAL AND FORMER QATAR GENERAL AND FORMER QATAR
LOBBYIST SAYS SHE LIKES THE LOBBYIST SAYS SHE LIKES THE
IDEA. SO THAT’S THE RULE. NOW, IDEA. SO THAT’S THE RULE. NOW,
TRUMP COULD BE PUSHED TO DROP TRUMP COULD BE PUSHED TO DROP
THIS PLAN FROM ALL OF THE THIS PLAN FROM ALL OF THE
BLOWBACK BEFORE IT’S EVEN TESTED BLOWBACK BEFORE IT’S EVEN TESTED
IN COURT. IT IS STILL IN COURT. IT IS STILL
SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE IT SHOWS YOU SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE IT SHOWS YOU
WHERE HIS PRIORITIES ARE. IT WHERE HIS PRIORITIES ARE. IT
SHOWS YOU WHAT HE’S TRTRYING TO SHOWS YOU WHAT HE’S TRYING TO
DO. ITIT SHOWS YOU IN THE CLEART DO. IT SHOWS YOU IN THE CLEAREST
POSSIBLE SENSE, THAT THIS POSSIBLE SENSE, THAT THIS
PERSONAL ENRICHMENT MATTERS MORE PERSONAL ENRICHMENT MATTERS MORE
THAN WHAT THE US MIGHT GET. THAN WHAT THE US MIGHT GET.
AGAIN, IF YOU USE THE STATUTE OF AGAIN, IF YOU USE THE STATUTE OF
LIBERTY EXAMPLE, WHY NOT GIVE LIBERTY EXAMPLE, WHY NOT GIVE
THE $4$400 MILLION IF IT’S FOR E THE $400 MILLION IF IT’S FOR THE
TAKING TO SOME PUBLIC PROJECT? TAKING TO SOME PUBLIC PROJECT?
WHY NOT? BECAUSE IT’S NOT ABOUT WHY NOT? BECAUSE IT’S NOT ABOUT
YOU. IT’S NOT ABOUT THE OATH HE YOU. IT’S NOT ABOUT THE OATH HE
TOOK. IT’S CLEARLY ABOUT HIM. TOOK. IT’S CLEARLY ABOUT HIM.
AND BECAUSE AS I MENTIONED THIS AND BECAUSE AS I MENTIONED THIS
IN OUR COVERAGE HERE, BECAUSE OF IN OUR COVERAGE HERE, BECAUSE OF
THE FACT THAT IT’S SO PHYSICAL THE FACT THAT IT’S SO PHYSICAL
AND VISIBLE AND IT’S A JET, IT AND VISIBLE AND IT’S A JET, IT
SEEMS TO BE HAVING MORE SEEMS TO BE HAVING MORE
BLOWBACK, ESPECIALLY AMONG BLOWBACK, ESPECIALLY AMONG
REPUBLICANS, THAN OTHER REPUBLICANS, THAN OTHER
SELF-INTERESTED MANEUVERS, SELF-INTERESTED MANEUVERS,
CERTAINLY MORE THAN THE CERTAINLY MORE THAN THE
CRYPTOCURRENCY, WHICH FEFEELS KD CRYPTOCURRENENCY, WHICH FEELS KD
OF, YOU KNOW, HARD TO TRACK. FOR OF, YOU KNOW, HARD TO TRACK. FOR
HIS PART, TRUMP HAS DEFENSIVELY HIS PART, TRUMP HAS DEFENSIVELY
ARGUED THAT TAKING FOREIGN GIFTS ARGUED THAT TAKING FOREIGN GIFTS
IS, HE ARGUES, SOMEHOW, QUOTE, IS, HE ARGUES, SOMEHOW, QUOTE,
SMART. WELL, THE CONSTITUTION, SMART. WELL, THE CONSTITUTION,
THE US MILITARY, THE CIA THE US MILITARY, THE CIA
POLICIES, THEY ALL DISAGREE. IF POLICIES, THEY ALL DISAGREE. IF
YOU’RE DEFENDING THE UNITED YOU’RE DEFENDING THE UNITED
STATES, IF YOU’RE A GENERAL L OA STATES, IF YOU’RE A GENERAL OR A
CIA SPY, IT’S NOT CONSIDERERED CIA SPY, IT’S NOT CONSIDERED
SMART TO POCKET THE GIFTS, SMART TO POCKET THE GIFTS,
WHICH, BY THE WAY, ARE OBVIOUSUY WHICH, BY THE WAY, ARE OBVIOUSLY
OFFERED AND ALL SORTS OF WAYS IN OFFERED AND ALL SORTS OF WAYS IN
WHICH TOUGH, STRONG PUBLIC WHICH TOUGH, STRONG PUBLIC
SERVANTS ARE SUPPOSED TO RESIST SERVANTS ARE SUPPOSED TO RESIST
BECAUSE YOU DON’T WANT TO BE BECAUSE YOU DON’T WANT TO BE
COMPROMISED. TRUMP IS NOW COMPROMISED. TRUMP IS NOW
ARGUING THAT THE GULF STATES ARGUING THAT THE GULF STATES
HAVE BIGGER PLANES, MAYBE HAVE BIGGER PLANES, MAYBE
GREATER PLANES, AND HE WANTS THE GREATER PLANES, AND HE WANTS THE
US TO KIND OF KEEP UP, HE SAYS, US TO KIND OF KEEP UP, HE SAYS,
EVEN IF THAT MEANS HAVING WHAT EVEN IF THAT MEANS HAVING WHAT
WOULD BECOME THE FIRST EVER WOULD BECOME THE FIRST EVER
QATAR AIR FORCE ONE, IF YOU QATAR AIR FORCE ONE, IF YOU
WILL. AND IT’S REALLY HIS WILL. AND IT’S REALLY HIS
ARGUMENT. IT’S HIS NEW TALKING ARGUMENT. IT’S HIS NEW TALKING
POINT. AND IN AN INTERVIEW WHERE POINT. AND IN AN INTERVIEW WHERE
EVEN FOX NEWS FELT THE NEED TO EVEN FOX NEWS FELT THE NEED TO
BRING UP THE SCANDAL. BRING UP THE SCANDAL.
>> WHEN YOU LAND AND YOU SEE >> WHEN YOU LAND AND YOU SEE
SAUDI ARABIA AND YOU SEE UAE AND SAUDI ARABIA AND YOU SEE UAE AND
YOU SEE QATAR, AND YOU SEE ALL YOU SEE QATAR, AND YOU SEE ALL
THESE AND THEY HAVE THESE BRAND THESE AND THEY HAVE THESE BRAND
NEW BOEING 747 MOSTLY, AND YOU NEW BOEING 747 MOSTLY, AND YOU
SEE OURS NEXT TO IT. THIS IS SEE OURS NEXT TO IT. THIS IS
LIKE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PLANE. LIKE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PLANE.
IT’S MUCH SMALLER. WE’RE THE IT’S MUCH SMALLER. WE’RE THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. I UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. I
BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD HAVE THE BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD HAVE THE
MOSTST IMPRESSIVE PLANES. MOST IMPRESSIVE PLANES.
>> YES. WE’VE GONE FROM WHAT THE >> YES. WE’VE GONE FROM WHAT THE
RULES ARE TO THE SELF-DEALING TO RULES ARE TO THE SELF-DEALING TO
THE SORT OF GENERAL STATEMENT THE SORT OF GENERAL STATEMENT
THAT WE SHOULD HAVE THE MOST THAT WE SHOULD HAVE THE MOST
IMPRESSIVE PLANE. FIRST OF ALL, IMPRESSIVE PLANE. FIRST OF ALL,
IF YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT’S BEEN IF YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT’S BEEN
GOING ON WITH INFLATION N AND TE GOING ON WITH INFLATION AND THE
PRICES UP AND THE TARIFF WAR, WE PRICES UP AND THE TARIFF WAR, WE
DON’T SEE A LOT OF EVIDENCE THAT DON’T SEE A LOT OF EVIDENCE THAT
MOST AMERICANS ARE THINKNKING MOST AMERICANS ARE THINKING
ABOUT WHO HAS THE LARGER PLANE ABOUT WHO HAS THE LARGER PLANE
WHEN THEY LAND IN VARIOUS WHEN THEY LAND IN VARIOUS
FOREIGN CAPITALS. SECOND OF ALL, FOREIGN CAPITALS. SECOND OF ALL,
IF YOU WANT A BIGGER PLANE, YOU IF YOU WANT A BIGGER PLANE, YOU
RUN THE UNITED STATES. YOU CAN RUN THE UNITED STATES. YOU CAN
GO DOWN TO CONGRESS AND GET THAT GO DOWN TO CONGRESS AND GET THAT
LEGISLATED. YOU CAN DO IT LEGISLATED. YOU CAN DO IT
WITHOUT ANY NATIONAL SECURITY YR WITHOUT ANY NATIONAL SECURITY OR
ESPIONAGE RISK. IT’S A CLALASSIC ESPIONAGE RISK. IT’S A CLASSIC
TRUMP DEFLECTION WHERE HE STARTS TRUMP DEFLECTION WHERE HE STARTS
TRYING TO GET PEOPLE TO TALK TRYING TO GET PEOPLE TO TALK
ABOUT THAT AND THE SIZIZE OF ABOUT THAT AND THE SIZE OF
PLANES INSTEAD OF THE REAL PLANES INSTEAD OF THE REAL
ISSUE, WHICH IS YOU HAVE A ISSUE, WHICH IS YOU HAVE A
LEADER WHO 110 DAYS IN, HAS BEEN LEADER WHO 110 DAYS IN, HAS BEEN
BUSY DOING BUSINESS DEALS WITH BUSY DOING BUSINESS DEALS WITH
THESE VERY COUNTRIES, MAKING THESE VERY COUNTRIES, MAKING
MONEY WITH HIS FAMILY, SELLING A MONEY WITH HIS FAMILY, SELLING A
MEME CRYPTO COIN THAT CAME OUT MEME CRYPTO COIN THAT CAME OUT
OF THIN AIR, GETTING TRANSACTION OF THIN AIR, GETTING TRANSACTION
FEES OF OFF THAT, WORKING WITH FEES OF OFF THAT, WORKING WITH
THE RICHEST GUY IN THE WORLD, THE RICHEST GUY IN THE WORLD,
ELON MUSK. SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF ELON MUSK. SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF
STUFF THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO STUFF THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO
WITH YOUR LIFE, YOUR WELL-BEING, WITH YOUR LIFE, YOUR WELL-BEING,
AND HOW YOUR ECONOMY IS AND HOW YOUR ECONOMY IS
AFFECTING YOUR LIFE AND FAMILY. AFFECTING YOUR LIFE AND FAMILY.
NOW, THIS TRUMP JET, IF YOU ARE NOW, THIS TRUMP JET, IF YOU ARE
KEEPING TRACK, WOULD DWARF KEEPING TRACK, WOULD DWARF
LITERALLY EVERY TYPE OF LITTLE LITERALLY EVERY TYPE OF LITTLE
GIFT THAT ANY PRESIDENT HAS EVER GIFT THAT ANY PRESIDENT HAS EVER
TAKEN, WHICH, AS YOU CAN SEE, TAKEN, WHICH, AS YOU CAN SEE,
ARE DOWN TO THE TUNE OF A COUPLE ARE DOWN TO THE TUNE OF A COUPLE
HUNDRED K FOR BIDEN. BUSH A HUNDRED K FOR BIDEN. BUSH A
MILLION. A LOT OF THOSE THINGS MILLION. A LOT OF THOSE THINGS
ARE HELD IN VARIOUS PUBLIC ARE HELD IN VARIOUS PUBLIC
PRESENTATION AREAS. NONE OF THEM PRESENTATION AREAS. NONE OF THEM
INVOLVE A $400 MILLION GIFT. NBC INVOLVE A $400 MILLION GIFT. NBC
ALSO REPORTS THAT THERE WOULD BE ALSO REPORTS THAT THERE WOULD BE
A HIGH COST TO GETTING THIHIS A HIGH COST TO GETTING THIS
THING DONE. SO WHEN YOU TAKEKE T THING DONE. SO WHEN YOU TAKE IT
ALL TOGETHER, YOU DON’T CHOOSE. ALL TOGETHER, YOU DON’T CHOOSE.
WHEN YOU FOLLOW THE NEWS AND WHEN YOU FOLLOW THE NEWS AND
POLITICS, WE DON’T GET TO CHCHOE POLITICS, WE DON’T GET TO CHOOSE
WHICH ISSUES BREAK THROUGH. WHICH ISSUES BREAK THROUGH.
INDEED, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE INDEED, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE
CRITICS OF TRUMP AND HUMAN CRITICS OF TRUMP AND HUMAN
RIGHTS EXPERTS AND DEMOCRATITIC RIGHTS EXPERTS AND DEMOCRATIC
ACTIVISTS WHO SAY OF ALL THE ACTIVISTS WHO SAY OF ALL THE
THINGS IN THESE FIRST 110 DAYS, THINGS IN THESE FIRST 110 DAYS,
THIS IS WHERE WE’VE HEARD MORE THIS IS WHERE WE’VE HEARD MORE
FROM REPUBLICAN SENATORSRS MORE FROM REPUBLICAN SENATORS MORE
QUICKLY THAN PICKING UP STUDENTS QUICKLY THAN PICKING UP STUDENTS
OFF THE STREET AND ALLEGEDLY OFF THE STREET AND ALLEGEDLY
APPEARING TO TARGET PEOPLE BASED APPEARING TO TARGET PEOPLE BASED
ON THEIR FREE SPEECH AND AT ON THEIR FREE SPEECH AND AT
TIMES, SENDING PEOPLE TO THE TIMES, SENDING PEOPLE TO THE
WRONG FOREIGN PRISON A AND FEELG WRONG FOREIGN PRISON AND FEELING
LIKE WHAT IS DUE PROCESS IN LIKE WHAT IS DUE PROCESS IN
AMERICA ANYMORE. EVEN TO THIS AMERICA ANYMORE. EVEN TO THIS
NAME, ONE BUNDLE OF ISSUES, NAME, ONE BUNDLE OF ISSUES,
WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THE JET. BUT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THE JET. BUT
HERE’S THE THING WE DON’T HERE’S THE THING WE DON’T
CHOOSE. WE LIVE THROUGH IT CHOOSE. WE LIVE THROUGH IT
TOGETHER. AND CERTAIN PEOPLE TOGETHER. AND CERTAIN PEOPLE
HAVE CERTAIN REASONS WHY THEY’RE HAVE CERTAIN REASONS WHY THEY’RE
MORE SKEPTICAL OF F TRUMP ON TH, MORE SKEPTICAL OF TRUMP ON THIS,
THAT OR THE OTHER THINING. IT IS THAT OR THE OTHER THING. IT IS
VERY CLEAR FROM THE REPUBLICAN VERY CLEAR FROM THE REPUBLICAN
RESPONSE AND THE OUTRAGE AND RESPONSE AND THE OUTRAGE AND
WHAT NOW LOOKS LIKE E AN EFFORTY WHAT NOW LOOKS LIKE AN EFFORT BY
DONALD TRUMP TO GET OUT FROM DONALD TRUMP TO GET OUT FROM
UNDER PARTS OF THIS. T THIS ONE

President Trump is visiting Qatar on his first foreign trip of his term, despite growing scrutiny over a $400 million jumbo jet “gift” from the Qatar royal family. MSNBC’s Ari Melber reports. (The Beat’s YouTube playlist: https://msnbc.com/ari Beat merch: www.msnbc.com/Beat5)

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