46 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Qatar calls reports of pending jet gift to Trump ‘inaccurate’

Qatar on Sunday denied reports that the Trump administration is preparing to accept a luxury jet from the country’s royal family in the coming days.

ABC News reported earlier Sunday that a super luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet would become available for President Donald Trump as Air Force One and then donated to his presidential library foundation so he could use it after leaving office.

But Ali Al-Ansari, Qatar’s Media Attaché to the U.S., told POLITICO the reports are “inaccurate,” suggesting the donation, at the very least, had yet to be finalized.

 

 

“The possible transfer of an aircraft for temporary use as Air Force One is currently under consideration between Qatar’s Ministry of Defense and the U.S. Department of Defense, but the matter remains under review by the respective legal departments, and no decision has been made,” he said.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/11/qatar-calls-jet-gift-trump-inaccurate-00341084

So it needs a signature. Go it!

 

39 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

 

So, either Qatar is trying to save face, or this is just another of Trump's 100 daily lies. 

 

Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, who reports to nobody, and whom nobody in Qatar dares contradict, makes an ill-informed offer of a plane to Donald Trump. His minions, who know this will never fly (pun intended) in the US, and who are keenly aware of the blow-back, are now gently trying to walk it back.

1 hour ago, TedG said:

There is a reason people do not trust the news these days. 

 

 

Yes, BS social media spreading misinformation.

2 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

Ok, please do enlighten this Brit as to the UK's curtailing of freedom of speech. Make it good. And please don't say people get jailed for being mean on Facebook.

Are you saying people in the UK aren't getting arrested for social media posts? If you are I, and I'm guessing others on here would like to know your thinking on this. Surely people being arrested for social media posts is a curtailing of freedom of speech.

4 minutes ago, BLMFem said:

So it needs a signature. Go it!

 

Up to your brilliant retorts again when you have absolutely nothing else. You never fail to show your true intellect. 

24 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Maybe you should cite this as cut and paste AI.  

What, he didn't write it? Well, I never!

17 minutes ago, Keep Right said:

You are so very correct, we love the Trump and he loves us. Its reciprocal.

Well, at least he claims he does.

 

Trump loves 'the poorly educated'

6 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

A person must be very ignorant if they really think he will take that plane.  

He says he will. Hopefully, it is blocked.

5 minutes ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

You made the claim of a bribe so the burden of proof is on you.

 

Nice try.  
 

Despite your one intelligent reply earlier you seem to be descending downwards in similar fashion as the other left posters.

 

So you don't have proof it isn't a bribe. It sure looks like one on the face of it.

 

The US Constitution doesn't require proof of bribery. It forbids "emoluments", which can take many forms. This is one of them.

11 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Are you saying people in the UK aren't getting arrested for social media posts? If you are I, and I'm guessing others on here would like to know your thinking on this. Surely people being arrested for social media posts is a curtailing of freedom of speech.

Some have been arrested for inciting violence amongst other things.

14 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Are you saying people in the UK aren't getting arrested for social media posts? If you are I, and I'm guessing others on here would like to know your thinking on this. Surely people being arrested for social media posts is a curtailing of freedom of speech.

So just a blanket free for all? Please tell me you know there are restrictions on what you can say in every country on the planet. Surely you can't be that ignorant.

1 minute ago, BLMFem said:

So just a blanket free for all? Please tell me you know there are restrictions on what you can say in every country on the planet. Surely you can't be that ignorant.

Oh but he can.

10 minutes ago, BLMFem said:

What, he didn't write it? Well, I never!

Stop trolling. It's very boring. It also shows a lack of intellectual prowess which is demonstrated in each and every post of yours.. 

19 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Up to your brilliant retorts again when you have absolutely nothing else. You never fail to show your true intellect. 

Thank you.

A post in violation of fair use policy has been removed:

 

27. You will not post any copyrighted material except as fair use laws apply (as in the case of news articles). Only post a link, the headline and three sentences from the article. Content in the public domain is limited to the same restrictions.

 

Posts using derogatory and toxic nicknames or intentional misspelling of people’s names will be removed. If you don’t want your post to be removed, spell people’s names correctly, this applies to both sides of the political debate.

 

What Trump doesn't realize is that this offer is just the Emir trolling him. 

 

The Emir is saying "you poor bastard, your country can't afford to provide you with a decent plane. Let me give you one that I earned on the backs of the third-world laborers who worked in 50C temperatures to build monuments to my autocracy. Sure is a shame that you can't manage that". 

 

And Trump is going to fall for this.

22 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

Some have been arrested for inciting violence amongst other things.

Pensioner arrested over 'thought crime' tweet as officers examine 'Brexity books and wife's shopping list'

Some exerts from the article:

A retired special constable has spoken out about free speech being under attack after he was detained over a social media post warning about anti-Semitism in Britain.

The officers arrived after Foulkes challenged a supporter of pro-Palestinian marches on X.

Foulkes had responded to a post from an account called "Mr Ethical" featuring a Palestinian flag, writing: "One step away from storming Heathrow looking for Jewish arrivals".

Without warning, the Metropolitan Police Intelligence Command had referred his post to Kent Police, citing "concerns around online content".

Foulkes was locked in a police cell for eight hours and questioned on suspicion of malicious communications.

https://www.gbnews.com/news/free-speech-row-kent-thought-crime-tweet-police-brexit-books

6 minutes ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

You certainly fooled me.

 

Thanks. I'm an amateur compared to Trump.

21 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Pensioner arrested over 'thought crime' tweet as officers examine 'Brexity books and wife's shopping list'

Some exerts from the article:

A retired special constable has spoken out about free speech being under attack after he was detained over a social media post warning about anti-Semitism in Britain.

The officers arrived after Foulkes challenged a supporter of pro-Palestinian marches on X.

Foulkes had responded to a post from an account called "Mr Ethical" featuring a Palestinian flag, writing: "One step away from storming Heathrow looking for Jewish arrivals".

Without warning, the Metropolitan Police Intelligence Command had referred his post to Kent Police, citing "concerns around online content".

Foulkes was locked in a police cell for eight hours and questioned on suspicion of malicious communications.

https://www.gbnews.com/news/free-speech-row-kent-thought-crime-tweet-police-brexit-books

Oh please, posting GB "News" is the most obvious thing ever - it is the most rabidly right wing broadcaster in the UK by far: like Fox News on anti-immigration, racist, right wing steroids. It also has a history of being fined and sued for breaches of impartiality, for breaching ethics standards, for using misleading graphics and fake statistics to link one certain ethnic group with certain types of crimes (and that was later deemed "inflammatory and misleading"). It has also faced issues with blatantly false reporting which it had to apologise for.

In short, it is a hideous, hate spreading channel and is not a serious source. No suprise you post the rubblish you do if this is where you get your "news".

However, Foulkes was genuinely arrested. What the GB News "article" fails to mention though is any context at all, just stupid quotes about "Brexity things". If you read the full context the post did seem to be a call to storm Heathrow and intercept Jews, so no surprise the police looked at it. However, eight hours does seem like too long to investigate and conclude that he actually wasn't making that call, and the police have publicly apologised. But incitement to violence is definitely a matter for the police to look at - just in this case they bungled it somewhat, mistakes can happen.

Even Foulkes realises this: On reflection he recognised it would have been better if he had made it clear he was challenging the original poster about their escalation of antisemitism, rather than it appearing as if he was the one who was planning action at Heathrow.

5 hours ago, worgeordie said:

In 1862 President Lincoln was given a gift of an elephant tusk by King Mongkut of Siam ,

he was not allowed to keep it .. how things have changed ,  corruption  knows no bounds

in the Trump government

 

regards worgeordie

So why wasn't Lincoln in trouble?

 

Qatar is offering the plane, same as Siam offered Lincoln the elephant tusk.

 

When did trump accept the offer?   I haven't heard he accepted it..

 

 

 

3 hours ago, Keep Right said:

Well this Mega MAGA is thrilled that the Qatar has offered this beautiful plane to President Trump. Just think about the money that will be saved by the American taxpayers for not having Boeing bill the government. But of course the left wing zealots do not want to see President Trump have this plane because they believe in BIG government and soak the rich and sock it to the poor taxpayers.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Milton Friedman

How could it be a bribe or grift to Trump, the aircraft is going to the DoD, not Trump and will be mothballed to his presidential library in 2029 . It's a net benefit to the taxpayer who are getting a 4 or $500M donation from the jihadist over in Qatar. Trump is not a corrupt pay for play buffoon as in the case of Biden who sells out to his adversaries with his crime families pay for play schemes and even sells classified information for profit to a ghost writer. 

 

 

Trump will use that jet to deport more illegals , Hooyah !!!!!

 

 

4 hours ago, josephbloggs said:

Oh please, posting GB "News" is the most obvious thing ever - it is the most rabidly right wing broadcaster in the UK by far: like Fox News on anti-immigration, racist, right wing steroids. It also has a history of being fined and sued for breaches of impartiality, for breaching ethics standards, for using misleading graphics and fake statistics to link one certain ethnic group with certain types of crimes (and that was later deemed "inflammatory and misleading"). It has also faced issues with blatantly false reporting which it had to apologise for.

In short, it is a hideous, hate spreading channel and is not a serious source. No suprise you post the rubblish you do if this is where you get your "news".

However, Foulkes was genuinely arrested. What the GB News "article" fails to mention though is any context at all, just stupid quotes about "Brexity things". If you read the full context the post did seem to be a call to storm Heathrow and intercept Jews, so no surprise the police looked at it. However, eight hours does seem like too long to investigate and conclude that he actually wasn't making that call, and the police have publicly apologised. But incitement to violence is definitely a matter for the police to look at - just in this case they bungled it somewhat, mistakes can happen.

Even Foulkes realises this: On reflection he recognised it would have been better if he had made it clear he was challenging the original poster about their escalation of antisemitism, rather than it appearing as if he was the one who was planning action at Heathrow.

I know GB News is ultra Conservative but it doesn't mean the story isn't real. This was just one example of freedom of speech being curtailed in the UK.

(Ohh gawwddd but but lap top lap top hunter’s laptop!!!)……It’s stunning really ya got don jr selling audience time for 500k with king felon ,the crypto grift,sneakers ,bibles,cartoon nfts,the university,the charity,god knows how many he’s bilked on his real estate deals.this is obviously a way to curry favor no more no less it is corruption to a tee.im godsmacked 

12 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Qatar calls reports of pending jet gift to Trump ‘inaccurate’

Qatar on Sunday denied reports that the Trump administration is preparing to accept a luxury jet from the country’s royal family in the coming days.

ABC News reported earlier Sunday that a super luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet would become available for President Donald Trump as Air Force One and then donated to his presidential library foundation so he could use it after leaving office.

But Ali Al-Ansari, Qatar’s Media Attaché to the U.S., told POLITICO the reports are “inaccurate,” suggesting the donation, at the very least, had yet to be finalized.

 

 

“The possible transfer of an aircraft for temporary use as Air Force One is currently under consideration between Qatar’s Ministry of Defense and the U.S. Department of Defense, but the matter remains under review by the respective legal departments, and no decision has been made,” he said.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/11/qatar-calls-jet-gift-trump-inaccurate-00341084

So, just as I expected, a load of BULL..... again, and the usual 'anonymous sources'.... these idiots will never learn, 9.5 years of constant squawking 

11 hours ago, BLMFem said:

Well, at least he claims he does.

 

Trump loves 'the poorly educated'

He likes 'fine people' too, on both sides

1 hour ago, frank83628 said:

So, just as I expected, a load of BULL..... again, and the usual 'anonymous sources'.... these idiots will never learn, 9.5 years of constant squawking 

Trump said it himself in a Truth Social post. You seem to keep ignoring this.

17 hours ago, Cameroni said:

 

Laura Loomer is one step away from being clinically insane though. I don't see why anyone would care what she says.

 

Loomer is jewish. Her insane anti-islamism is no coincidence.

Weird hard right turn into anti-semitism, there.

9 hours ago, illisdean said:

How could it be a bribe or grift to Trump, the aircraft is going to the DoD, not Trump and will be mothballed to his presidential library in 2029 . It's a net benefit to the taxpayer who are getting a 4 or $500M donation from the jihadist over in Qatar. Trump is not a corrupt pay for play buffoon as in the case of Biden who sells out to his adversaries with his crime families pay for play schemes and even sells classified information for profit to a ghost writer. 

 

 

He can't be bought, true.  But he can be rented, leased, borrowed, or bribed.