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Rand Paul on Fox Biz: "I do think the jet probably sends the wrong signal, and I don't like the look or appearance of it, so I would hope he would reject it. The Constitution specifically says you can't take gifts from foreign leaders."

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If one thing became clear after qatar itself pushed back saying it was inaccurate to call it a gift, it's that trump likely asked them for the plane in the first place. They didn't just offer it. He's not going to turn it down.

To be clear, it's tge fact there are ongoing negotiations. If it'd been offered as a gift, you'd imagine things on Qatari side would've been settled before offering it. Only ledt for US to figure out how/if. So... negotiations over WHAT, exactly, are ongoing?

Wow, Rand Paul almost sounds, probably right and he’s maybe sending the right signal and maybe he’s appearing to care about the constitution and how brave of him hoping maybe Don says no because people maybe might think he’s A FRIGIN GRIFTING MONEY HUNGRY EMBARRASSMENT TO THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT !!

Or he can just wait it out. Trump himself can pick the next outrage to throw into the news cycle, like chum to sharks. bsky.app/profile/jooc...

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Trump knows he has 'Fox News Cover' here - FNC is when you have a lie ready you know is good enough to fool the Fox News viewer. In this case, "It's just like the Statue of Liberty, a gift to the US from France" has legs on Fox. That just needs to take him to the next news cycle, and it will.

Andrew Flanagan@andrewf68.bsky.social

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Hey Rand Paul, would you be willing to impeach this corrupt motherf&cker if he does accept the 747? Unless you are willing to back up this teensy amount of courage you’ve gathered to run your mouth in public with an actual vote to impeach Dump, spare us the politicking.

If you listen to Rand’s exact words, he says, “I would hope that he rejects it.” Translation: he’s not going to lift a finger if Trump keeps the jet. This is the core rot of today’s GOP, mild disapproval wrapped in total complicity. They talk about principle but do nothing to stop the corruption.

The Constitution, this, the Constitution that... everyone knows this administration bends the Constitution to their whims. This practice is the backbone of Leonard Leo's domestic terrorist cell, the Federalist Society.

There will be no Dem president… Teump is there for Life .. he’s already a dictator. He’s now claiming Dem policies as his- tax the 1%, lower Rx costs .. protect Medicare Repubs quickly forget the damage. Nov 2026- either a reset or the end. No need to wait for 2028.

Wrong signal? Paul is being too soft here. It's a blatant violation of the emoluments clause and should be said as such - the common phrase is ... "That's a bribe."

Members of Congress are already fleecing the public. That is why so many of them are now millionaires when they weren't when they were first elected. They have access to insider info from businesses that they use to make stock trades.

Once again Rand Paul is making sense which is a sentence I never thought I’d be saying. But damn the Republican Party has fallen so far down if he is the logical one

Andrew Flanagan@andrewf68.bsky.social

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It’s a little weird that they want to gift a plane to be used as an Air Force one plane. The US government already provides one. A country that has the highest net worth in the world. Even weirder that the president of the US would accept that such a gift.

Trump in that photo looks exactly as we, the American people, want our presidents to look . . . bad posture, half-dead, bored, uncomfortable . . . Just kidding. We don't want what we see there.

So now Rand Paul - of all people - is starting to make sense. The simple fact of the matter is that 47 doesn't care who he pisses off. The only 'side' he's on is his own. His only 'ideology' is to get away with as much as he can, no matter who it hurts or how much. Peak Narcissistic Asshole.

“So I would hope he would reject it.” Really? YOU HOPE??? Hoping doesn’t DO anything. Come on, grow a spine and stop this! Congress has the power…USE IT!!!!!!!!

News flash Rand Paul… the president of the United States of America doesn’t give a shit about what the constitution says and neither do you republicans who are so week and pathetic that your afraid to stand up to a pants shitting man-baby!

Andrew Flanagan@andrewf68.bsky.social

😈Damn Obvious CORRUPTION😡 Zero need for Emirati investment firm MGX to use tRump's USD1 for $2B investment in crypto exchange Binance - except for currying favour, it adds Zero value to transaction🤢 abcnews.go.com/US/trump-fam...

That sounds rather wishy-washy on Rand Paul's part. "probably sends the wrong signal?" Gee, ya think Rand Paul?? Does Paul also know that even he can't accept gifts of $20 or more from anybody, even companies, not just foreign leaders, and said gift is to be disclosed?