Anonymous #2 17w

bruh. do you know what the emoluments clause is? it's in our constitution.

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Anonymous #2 17w

Accepting a gift worth a substantial monetary amount, from a foreign nation, is a bribe. Trump accepted a bribe.

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Did I say it was a personal gift? No. You assumed that. Because it’s the natural assumption. However, still, accepting a gift of substantial monetary value on behalf of the government IS STILL A BRIBE. AN OPEN BRIBE. TRUMP ACCEPTED A BRIBE WIDE OUT IN THE OPEN

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Anonymous the_dodo 17w

Our country was gifted a plane, not trump specifically. We now have an addition to our Air Force one fleet and we didn’t have to spend a dime on it. That plane will be in our government much longer than Trump will. It’s not that deep

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Anonymous #2 17w

If it was gifted to the country how come Trump will keep it after his term?

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Anonymous just_peachy_ 17w

It wasn’t about the suit, it was about the fact he was black. Same thing with the rumor he isn’t an American

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idgaf about rude, igaf about the fact he skipped over getting congressional approval. it's not that hard to understand that he is undermining our branch system. this isn't the first time, like when he initially refused to listen to the SC saying that the alleged gang member he deported and detained (i forgot the name right this second) had a right to trial and needed to be brought back to US soil.

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Anonymous #7 17w

Yup! That too. Obama was by far the most put together president because black people are always going to be more harshly criticized by racists

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Anonymous #2 17w

You’re denying that they are attempting to bribe the US government by gifting it a luxury jet? Because if they just wanted to provide good will, they would have gifted something purely ceremonial with its value in the honor or trust of an ally such as a medal, plaque, or other award. But instead, they gifted a multi-million dollar piece of equipment that the president personally used immediately.

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The Statue of Liberty is a ceremonial statue. It has no actual value as a statue itself. Which is why it’s a landmark that every citizen of America can publicly visit and experience. The private jet is, and I quote, a PRIVATE JET to only be used by high ranking government officials. Or as you might look at any other government in the world and say “government elites”.

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Because openly accepting “another Air Force one” is saying that our country can be bought. Once again a show of respect and gratitude does not need to be monetary. It erodes the ethics of America to be a government not only open to bribery, but also to have such bribery operate in broad daylight is a further disgrace of our country’s ethics. Basically, it’s proof that the president’s opinion can be bought if you throw enough money at it. And that is textbook corruption.

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Not to mention the national security threat there is to putting the president on an aircraft that was gifted to us by a foreign nation. I’m sure it was studied and analyzed to high hell as to avoid any potential danger to the president, but there’s a non-zero chance the search team missed something on there. The mechanisms could be intentionally eroded and set up to fail mid flight. The national security risk is there and being ignored and outweighed by the bribe’s value

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Anonymous the_dodo 17w

Also: there was congressional approval for the statue of liberty. If *Ulysses S. Grant* followed the law, why are letting Trump go willy nilly w it

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A PRESIDENT SHOULDNT BE OFFERED PRIVATE JERS BY FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT CORRUPT DICTATORS DO. THEY ACCEPT AND FLAUNT GIFTS FROM OTHER NATIONS AS THEY ROLL IN THEIR GREED TOGETHER.

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then be disrespectful. EVERYONE in government knows congressional approval is required. which you seem to be blatantly ignoring. i wouldn't give half a rat's ass if he actually followed the fucking law for once 😒

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You are actively saying you do not care about the constitution. Idgaf about approval rating. The constitution is the constitution. rewrite it and get it approved if you don't like that

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imagine being this braindead. please god read Article 1 Section 9 Clause 8. This lw does not only extend to personal gifts. This situation applies.

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nah, i dont believe it's a state's issue, it's an individual issue between someone and their medical provider. government needs to get out of healthcare proceedures. they handle the insurance, let doctors handle the actual life. Btw stop fucking deflecting. You're intentionally changing topics like that lmao. This is about your boy breaking constitution.

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And Trump has the lowest approval rating of any president in decades. Your point is? The point stands that there are legal tunnels you should go through for these things. And if you don’t agree the legal tunnels are good, then you can attempt to amend them. Which Trump doesn’t do. He is intentionally performing illegal actions as the president of the United States. And that is concerning.

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Anonymous #2 17w

Bullshit. Department of Defense said it will cost $1 billion dollars and 2-3 years to make the plane functional as Air Force One. Trump won’t even be president anymore so he’ll just get to keep the plane for his “library” and use it for personal use forever on the taxpayers dime.

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You obv don’t know shit about history. France paid for the Statue of Liberty and gave it to the US on the anniversary of our democracy; the US paid for the pedestal it stands on.

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Again, it’s going to cost the US taxpayers $1 billion to retrofit the damn plane because it’s old and doesn’t have the security and technology that an Air Force plan has to have. This is just a bribe for Trump!

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