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Bessent Defends Jet Gift from Qatar: The French Gave Us the Statue of Liberty, the British Gave Us the Resolute Desk (clip)
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CNN
Name: CNN
URL: http://www.cnn.com/
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State of the Union With Jake Tapper and Dana Bash (CNN)
Name: State of the Union With Jake Tapper and Dana Bash (CNN)
URL: https://www.cnn.com/shows/state-of-the-union
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Jake Tapper
, Scott Bessent
Name: Jake Tapper
Employment: CNN
Position: Anchor
Name: Scott Bessent
Employment: U.S. Department of Treasury
Position: Secretary
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05/19/2025 01:01 pm
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RUSH TRANSCRIPT TAPPER Before ░░░░░░░░ go you joined President ░░░░░░░░ on his mideast trip ░░░░░░░░ he s been defending ░░░░░░░░ criticism from both liberals ░░░░░░░░ conservatives to accept this ░░░░░░░░ million luxury jet as ░░░░░░░░ gift from Qatar to ░░░░░░░░ for the duration of ░░░░░░░░ presidency And then I ░░░░░░░░ for his presidential library ░░░░░░░░ says he s giving ░░░░░░░░ to him as a ░░░░░░░░ gesture You re a ░░░░░░░░ nosed businessman Even if ░░░░░░░░ isn t asking for ░░░░░░░░ in return Now for ░░░░░░░░ jet I mean that ░░░░░░░░ a bill that could ░░░░░░░░ due Nobody in the ░░░░░░░░ East gives things just ░░░░░░░░ or anywhere in the ░░░░░░░░ Just gives a 400 ░░░░░░░░ jet just to be ░░░░░░░░ BESSENT Well I don ░░░░░░░░ know Jake The French ░░░░░░░░ us the Statue of ░░░░░░░░ The British gave us ░░░░░░░░ resolute desk I m ░░░░░░░░ sure they asked for ░░░░░░░░ in advance And the ░░░░░░░░ important airplane deal was ░░░░░░░░ s 100 billion of ░░░░░░░░ from qatari airlines to ░░░░░░░░ Kelly ortberg the CEO ░░░░░░░░ Boeing was the with ░░░░░░░░ us in the Middle ░░░░░░░░ This is the biggest ░░░░░░░░ in the country s ░░░░░░░░ the company s history ░░░░░░░░ you know I think ░░░░░░░░ that plane deal is ░░░░░░░░ more important than this ░░░░░░░░ one.”
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