Trump just tossed a $400-million jumbo jet into the swamp he was supposed to drain

Even though accepting the jet is clearly unconstitutional, as Representative Jamie Raskin and Senator Richard Blumenthal have pointed out, Donald Trump got the gift legally approved by his attorney general. To her everlasting shame, Pam Bondi has chosen her boss over her country and the Constitution.

U.S. Donald Trump accepted a $400-million jumbo jet from the royal family of Qatar last week, even though he insists it was a gift to the Pentagon. What people don’t know, and probably never will, is what the other half of the exchange might have been, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Opinion

BY MICHAEL HARRIS

May 19, 2025

HALIFAX—United States President Donald Trump has just tossed a $400-million jumbo jet into the swamp he was supposed to drain.

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