Chuck Schumer on Qatari Jet: ‘This Gift Screams National Security Risk; It Is Bribery in Broad Daylight’

Schumer Mr President earlier ░░░░░░░░ the Defense Department announced ░░░░░░░░ U S has formally ░░░░░░░░ a luxury 747 jetliner ░░░░░░░░ a gift from Qatar ░░░░░░░░ be used as Air ░░░░░░░░ One It s the ░░░░░░░░ foreign gift to an ░░░░░░░░ president in modern history ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump says will ░░░░░░░░ to his presidential library ░░░░░░░░ the term after his ░░░░░░░░ This gift is outrageous ░░░░░░░░ Trump will berate companies ░░░░░░░░ eat his tariffs and ░░░░░░░░ parents to pay yet ░░░░░░░░ for groceries but is ░░░░░░░░ a luxury plane he ░░░░░░░░ use as Air Force ░░░░░░░░ This gift screams national ░░░░░░░░ risk It is bribery ░░░░░░░░ broad daylight Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ thumbing his nose at ░░░░░░░░ and practically daring them ░░░░░░░░ stop him Well today ░░░░░░░░ Senate can In a ░░░░░░░░ moments I will move ░░░░░░░░ swift passage of the ░░░░░░░░ Airlift Security Act prohibiting ░░░░░░░░ use of any foreign ░░░░░░░░ to be utilized as ░░░░░░░░ Force One Specifically my ░░░░░░░░ would prohibit even a ░░░░░░░░ taxpayer dollar from being ░░░░░░░░ by the Department of ░░░░░░░░ to procure modify retrofit ░░░░░░░░ maintain any foreign aircraft ░░░░░░░░ the purposes of transporting ░░░░░░░░ U S president This ░░░░░░░░ about ensuring our national ░░░░░░░░ and about not wasting ░░░░░░░░ dollars on an utterly ░░░░░░░░ deal It should not ░░░░░░░░ an act of Congress ░░░░░░░░ stop the president of ░░░░░░░░ United States from accepting ░░░░░░░░ largest foreign bribe in ░░░░░░░░ history But apparently Donald ░░░░░░░░ is perfectly willing to ░░░░░░░░ out the American people ░░░░░░░░ the presidency to fill ░░░░░░░░ own pockets Senate Republicans ░░░░░░░░ say they re troubled ░░░░░░░░ the idea of using ░░░░░░░░ foreign plane as Air ░░░░░░░░ One should join me ░░░░░░░░ supporting this very commonsense ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump accepting this ░░░░░░░░ reeks of corruption and ░░░░░░░░ self enrichment and Republicans ░░░░░░░░ stand up and support ░░░░░░░░ bill defend national security ░░░░░░░░ protect Americans And so ░░░░░░░░ ask unanimous consent that ░░░░░░░░ Committee on Armed Services ░░░░░░░░ discharged from further consideration ░░░░░░░░ S 1804 and the ░░░░░░░░ proceed to its immediate ░░░░░░░░ that the bill be ░░░░░░░░ read a third time ░░░░░░░░ passed and the motion ░░░░░░░░ reconsider be considered made ░░░░░░░░ laid upon the table ░░░░░░░░ no intervening action or ░░░░░░░░