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Qatar’s Gift To Trump
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On Sunday, ABC News that the Trump administration was preparing to accept a Boeing 747–8 jumbo jet as a gift from Qatar’s royal family. Under the arrangement, President Donald Trump would use the plane as the new Air Force One until shortly before he leaves office, at which point it will be transferred to the Trump Presidential Library foundation. The report comes as the president embarks on a trip to the Middle East — the of his second term — though White House officials said Trump would not be presented or gifted with the plane while in Qatar.
I’ve always appreciated how the partisan brain can force you to change the subject from the story that is actually in front of you to the story you want to talk about.
The partisan brain wants to redirect your attention to to produce a new Air Force One on a reasonable timeline, or to to negotiate deals across the Middle East, or even to …
