[1]Tammy Duckworth

By now you’ve heard how the Qatari Royal Family is attempting to bribe Donald Trump with a $400 million luxury jet — not for the benefit of the American people but for his personal use even after he leaves the White House.

He is gaslighting the American people by saying this luxury jet is “free of charge” and he’d be “stupid” not to accept it.

That is simply false. An aircraft like this — especially given by a foreign actor — is not equipped to serve as Air Force One. Estimates for upgrading this plane to be operationally safe and secure enough to transport a President are north of $1 billion.

My colleagues and I are demanding answers from the Trump Administration about the costs and security risks of accepting this plane. Please add your name to make clear that the American people want transparency and the truth on the real cost of this kind of bribe.

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Look, I get the allure of a free gift like this. Who among us wouldn’t want a luxury gift? I’d love a free Blackhawk helicopter like the one I flew when I served.

But for any elected official to accept a gift of this scale and for their personal benefit is brazen corruption.

And I’ve been a military pilot. I know firsthand what it takes to make a machine like this operationally secure.

The physical modifications alone are exorbitant, but Donald Trump has also opened the door for a massive security risk.

This plane could be compromised in any number of ways already. And now, with the entire world knowing he wants it, imagine how many of our adversaries and foreign intelligence agencies see this as an opportunity to compromise our security and intelligence operations.

Before we could even consider using this plane, it would need a full sweep and deconstruction to have ironclad certainty that the president’s communications are secure and able to operate through any unforeseen crisis.

This is why we need answers and transparency about the real costs of such a “gift.”

Please add your name to mine to demand the Department of Defense provide answers to the American people on the costs and security risks of Trump accepting this luxury jet. We all need to raise our voices to keep the pressure on.

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Tammy
 


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