Rosen Joins Colleagues in Introducing Resolution Condemning $400 Million Airplane Gift to Trump from Qatar

WASHINGTON, DC– U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Chris Coons (D-DE), and other Senate colleagues in introducing a resolution in the Senate condemning President Donald Trump’s acceptance of a luxury airplane gift, valued at $400 million, that he announced he will receive from the government of Qatar. According toreports, Trump intends to designate the plane as Air Force One while in office and then transfer it to a foundation for personal use following the end of his term. The U.S. Constitution prohibits the President of the United States from accepting a gift from a foreign state without the consent of Congress as a way to prevent bribery and corruption.
“Donald Trump is accepting a multimillion dollar plane from a foreign government as a personal gift, while clearly ignoring the Constitution,”said Senator Rosen.“Trump gets richer off of his position while hardworking families suffer from his reckless actions. This is corruption plain and simple, and I’m supporting this resolution to make our strong opposition clear.”
The full text of the resolution can be foundHERE.
Senator Rosen has been leading the fight to clean up Washington. Last year, her bipartisanNo CORRUPTION Actwas signed into law to ban former members of Congress from receiving a taxpayer-funded pension during their appeals process after being convicted of certain felonies related to their time in office. Following the Supreme Court decision that Presidents are immune from prosecution for “official” actions, Senator Rosen joined her colleagues in introducing aconstitutional amendmentto make it clear that no one, including the President, is above the law in the United States.
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