These are the kinds of headlines that feel ridiculously paradoxical to me.
MAGA Nation was shouting to anyone within earshot all about how Trump would "drain the swamp" and get rid of Washington corruption. Yet, they have no problem with him outright lying about divorcing himself from his businesses and then taking profits from those businesses as a direct result of his presidency (like his golf outings at Trump golf courses).
Now this latest headline, which I admittedly first learned about via social media. It was all over the place there, pretty much all day. The story is that Qatar (obviously a foreign government) is going to gift Trump and his family with a $400 million jet for use during his presidency, and for after he leaves the Oval Office.
This is such a transparent and obvious example of a major conflict of interest and blatant corruption, that it almost boggles the imagination. Yet, this is what Donald Trump keeps getting away with, time after time after time.
Disgusting.
Can you imagine if, say, Barack Obama or Joe Biden had taken advantage of such an offer? It's not difficult to picture the outage on FOX News and by other conservative mouthpieces, foaming a the mouth with indignity and calls for impeachment and how this was destroying America.
But when it's Donald Trump?
Radio silence.
And then, of course, they wonder why people who do not subscribe to the MAGA mentality view them as bigots and blind fools and, yes, sheep.
Right.
Yes, these are the headlines which underscore the paradoxes of our American political realities.
Admittedly, it is paradoxical on another level, too. You see, I do like to keep up with the news, to try and remain well-informed. Yet ever since early November, I almost have found looking at news headlines or watching debates about the latest political developments almost cringe worthy. This is exactly the kind of story that I feel both outrage and a sense of helpless over. Because while I know that I surely am not the only one who is outraged by it (the fact that it was all over social media is proof of that) it still feels like....well, nothing will happen. Like King Con Don will once again pull the wool over just enough of the American people to get away with it.
Will there be serious ramifications over this?
Smart money would be on Trump not facing any serious ramifications over this. That he will once again get away with this. That in fact, far from being outraged, members of the MAGA cult will probably salivate with libtards like me being outraged about this. Furthermore, that they will longingly look on Trump with loving, adoring eyes and admire just how much of a genius this guy is. Even if these actions do not benefit them, or the country, as all. Even if stories like this clearly are harming the country, and our very fragile democracy.
Sickening.
Below is the link to the New York Times article on this particular story:
Trump’s Plan to Accept Luxury Jet From Qatar Strains Bounds of Propriety by Charlie Savage, May 12, 2025:
The second Trump administration is blowing through limits on the mixing of public office and personal benefits.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/us/trump-qatar-jet-plane.html
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