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Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump threatens ABC News over Qatar jet coverage
President Trump is threatening ABC News over its coverage of a luxury jet he is set to receive from Qatar, a decision that is drawing criticism from both congressional leaders and national security experts. 'Why doesn't Chairman Bob Iger do something about ABC Fake News,' Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Saturday, name-checking the Disney CEO who presides over the broadcast news network. The president referenced a multimillion-dollar settlement the network paid him late last year over comments made by George Stephanopoulos in which the 'This Week' anchor falsely said Trump had been convicted of sexual assault. The company retracted and apologized for the remarks. 'Now I see they are at it again, and I again give these SleazeBags fair warning,' Trump wrote in his weekend post. 'The wonderful country of Qatar, after agreeing to invest more than 1.4 Trillion Dollars in the United States of America, deserves much better than Misleading (Fake!) News. Everyone, including their lawyers, has been told that ABC must not say that Qatar is giving ME a FREE Boeing 747 Airplane, because they are not.' Trump said his lawyers have requested ABC stop calling the jet 'free,' arguing the network 'fully knows and understands, this highly respected country is donating the plane to the United States Air Force/ Defense Department, AND NOT TO ME.' Trump has threatened a number of leading news networks over their coverage of him during his second term in office, urging his Federal Communications Commission to investigate the outlets and refusing questions from reporters working for those he says are not fair to him. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump Issues Wild Threat to ABC for Reporting on His Qatar Private Jet
Donald Trump is threatening to sue American businesses for discussing the apparently cozy relationship he has with Qatari leadership. In a post on Truth Social Sunday, the president publicly threatened to sue ABC News for reporting on the super luxury jumbo jet he received as a gift from Qatar. 'Why doesn't Chairman Bob Iger do something about ABC Fake News, especially since I just won $16,000,000 based on the Fake and Defamatory reporting of Liddle George Slopadopolus,' Trump wrote, referring to a December arrangement in which ABC agreed to donate $15 million to Trump's presidential library to settle his defamation lawsuit against the anchor. 'He was given warnings, but just couldn't be restrained by 'management.' Now I see they are at it again, and I again give these SleazeBags fair warning!' he said. The jet was widely interpreted as a foreign bribe, including by longtime supporters of the president's agenda such as far-right influencers Ben Shapiro and Laura Loomer. It was one of the most lavish gifts ever bestowed to a U.S. president. 'The wonderful country of Qatar, after agreeing to invest more than 1.4 Trillion Dollars in the United States of America, deserves much better than Misleading (Fake!) News. Everyone, including their lawyers, has been told that ABC must not say that Qatar is giving ME a FREE Boeing 747 Airplane, because they are not,' the president continued online, apparently incensed that a news organization was doing its job. 'Instead, and as Fake News ABC fully knows and understands, this highly respected country is donating the plane to the United States Air Force/ Defense Department, AND NOT TO ME,' he posted. 'By so doing, they are saving our country, and the American Taxpayer, hundreds of millions of dollars. ABC Fake News is one of the WORST.' Claiming that the plane is going towards the Defense Department is a convenient workaround that would allow Trump to ethically accept the pricy present, since it is obviously illegal for a president (or any U.S. public office holder) to accept gifts 'of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State,' per the Constitution's Foreign Emoluments Clause. Except that the plane is not actually being donated to the American people. Instead, Trump is opting to use the luxurious aircraft as his new Air Force One until 'shortly before he leaves office,' at which point he will transfer ownership of the plane to his presidential library foundation, sources with knowledge of the arrangement told ABC News. Richard Briffault, a Columbia Law School professor, told NPR News Trump's decision to accept the jumbo jet is a 'pretty textbook case' of violating the Emoluments Clause, clarifying that if Trump hands the jet over to his library after leaving office, then it's 'not really a gift to the United States at all.' '[Gifts are] designed to create good feelings for the recipient and to get some kind of reciprocity,' Briffault told NPR. 'But the thing that [Trump] can give, of course, is public policy—weapons deals or whatever. And then, of course, it's an incentive to other countries to give similar gifts as another way of influencing presidential decision-making.'
The Hill
19-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
Trump threatens ABC News over Qatar jet coverage
President Trump is threatening ABC News over its coverage of a luxury jet he is set to receive from Qatar, a decision that is drawing criticism from both congressional leaders and national security experts. 'Why doesn't Chairman Bob Iger do something about ABC Fake News,' Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Saturday, name checking the Disney CEO, who presides over the broadcast news network. The president referenced a multi-million dollars settlement the network paid him late last year over comments made by George Stephanopoulos in which the 'This Week' anchor falsely said Trump had been convicted of sexual assault. The company retracted and apologized for the remarks. 'Now I see they are at it again, and I again give these SleazeBags fair warning,' Trump wrote in his weekend post. 'The wonderful country of Qatar, after agreeing to invest more than 1.4 Trillion Dollars in the United States of America, deserves much better than Misleading (Fake!) News. Everyone, including their lawyers, has been told that ABC must not say that Qatar is giving ME a FREE Boeing 747 Airplane, because they are not.' Trump said his lawyers have requested ABC stop calling the jet 'free,' writing the network 'fully knows and understands, this highly respected country is donating the plane to the United States Air Force/ Defense Department, AND NOT TO ME.' Trump has threatened a number of leading news networks over their coverage of him during his second term in office, urging his FCC to investigate the outlets and refusing questions from reporters working for those he says are not fair to him.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump threatens to sue ABC – again – for criticizing him over $400m jet gift from Qatar
President Donald Trump threatened to sue ABC News – yet again – after the news station critiqued the $400 million jumbo jet gifted to him by Qatar's royal family. 'Why doesn't Chairman Bob Iger do something about ABC Fake News, especially since I just won $16,000,000 based on the Fake and Defamatory reporting of Liddle' George Slopadopolus,' the president complained on his Truth Social platform. Trump claimed he had previously given the 'SleazeBags' at the news station warnings – and would continue to do so. 'The wonderful country of Qatar, after agreeing to invest more than 1.4 Trillion Dollars in the United States of America, deserves much better than Misleading (Fake!) News,' he wrote. 'Everyone, including their lawyers, has been told that ABC must not say that Qatar is giving ME a FREE Boeing 747 Airplane, because they are not.' Trump continued: 'Instead, and as Fake News ABC fully knows and understands, this highly respected country is donating the plane to the United States Air Force/ Defense Department, AND NOT TO ME.' 'By so doing, they are saving our country, and the American Taxpayer, hundreds of millions of dollars. ABC Fake News is one of the WORST,' he wrote. Trump's decision to accept the Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet as a gift from Qatar's royal family has drawn swift backlash. Reports have revealed that it would require expensive upgrades that will take several years to complete. Even still, Trump has claimed only a 'stupid person' would decline a proposed upgrade on Air Force One, even though the cost of retrofitting the plane to make it an appropriate substitute for the existing presidential transport could make it cost as much as $1bn. Trump and the Disney-owned news station have also previously sparred. In December, ABC News agreed to pay Trump $15 million to settle a defamation lawsuit over comments made by star anchor Stephanopoulos that Trump was found 'liable for rape' in the E. Jean Carroll case. A jury found Trump was liable for sexual abuse of Carroll, but his actions didn't meet New York's stringent legal definition of rape.
Time of India
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
'You should be embarrassed': Trump snaps at reporter when asked about Qatar's $400m 'free' jet
Donald Trump lashed out at a reporter on Monday after being questioned about a controversial $400 million jet offered by Qatar, insisting the aircraft was not a personal gift and that critics of the deal were 'stupid. ' The confrontation occurred during a press briefing at the White House, when a reporter from ABC asked, 'What do you say to people who view that luxury jet as a personal gift to you?' Trump immediately bristled at the question. 'You're ABC Fake News right? You should be embarrassed asking that question,' he snapped. 'They're giving us a free jet. I could say no... I want to pay you $1B... Or I could say thank you.' He continued with a meandering metaphor, likening the deal to a friendly gesture on a golf course: 'There was an old golfer named Sam Sneed. Did you ever hear of him? He won 82 tournaments. And he had a motto. When they give you a putt, you say, thank you very much. You pick up your ball and you walk to the next hole… Remember that, Sam Snead.' Pressed again about whether he had ever been offered such a valuable gift and not accepted it, Trump shot back, 'It's not a gift to me. It's a gift to the Department of Defense. And you should know better because you've been embarrassed enough and so has your network. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum – No Wallet Needed! IC Markets Start Now Undo ABC is a disaster.' The jet in question, a Boeing 747-8 parked at Palm Beach International Airport near Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, is being considered as a temporary replacement for the aging Air Force One fleet while Boeing faces delays delivering new models. Critics, particularly Democratic senators, have argued the deal could violate the US Constitution's Emoluments Clause, which bars presidents from accepting gifts from foreign governments without congressional approval. Senator Chris Murphy warned that such a move 'raises serious national security questions, invites foreign influence, and undermines public trust.' Murphy added he would seek to block any arms sales to Qatar if the deal proceeds, calling it 'nuclear-grade graft.' Qatar has since tried to tone down the backlash, with a spokesperson stating that the aircraft was not a gift to Trump but that 'the possible transfer... is currently under consideration' between Qatar's and the US's defence ministries.
