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Right-media are split over Trump's 'flying palace' gift from Qatar

Media Matters for America · last updated

Right-wing media voices have disagreed over the legality, morality, and security of President Donald Trump’s potential acceptance of a gift offered by the Qatari government: a jet described as a “flying palace” to replace Air Force One. Some right-wing pundits are coming to Trump’s defense, but many have expressed their discomfort with the gift, calling it “disgraceful” and “skeezy.” 

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