Raskin blasts Trump for Qatar plane 'grift'

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) called reports that President Trump was planning to accept a luxury jet from Qatar “a grift” and said the president must seek Congressional approval first.

“Trump must seek Congress’ consent to take this $300 million gift from Qatar,” Raskin wrote on X on Sunday.

He was responding to reporting from ABC News that Trump was preparing to accept, from the royal family of Qatar, a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet, which would be available for Trump to use as Air Force One through the end of his term...