Franklin Stout
Beaufort
“I think Trump will accept the plane. I personally don’t think he should because it leads into the perception of wrongdoing. If you take a gift like that, then people are going to wonder what’s the deal, what are you doing for them? I think he’s going to take it. I don’t think he should because of the perception of doing something for them. I think it’s part of the emoluments clause, and I think that it’s illegal.”
Marie Richards
Powder Springs
“I am not big on politics, but this plane had me wondering. For one, Qatar is a Muslim country. Mr. Trump does not like Muslims, as far as I see… I am a little suspicious about this gift, and Mr. Trump, I believe, should give it back. I think he’s gonna keep it because he loves to say he’s the best president and Qatar has never given anything to the former president, so it’s gonna be a big thing for him. I think he’ll keep it, and I think it is gonna cost the country way more than we want to pay to get it all ready as Air Force One because I think that is kind of the intention.”
O.B. Hayve
Atlanta
“Trump should return that plane, or there’s a small caveat to it. If he is gonna accept that plane he must let other presidents use it after him, meaning that he must surrender to the U.S. Government. If he doesn’t do it, then absolutely that’s illegal. What I think he’s gonna do is pretty much he’s gonna get that plane, find a loophole, make it part of his presidential library, I believe that’s what the intention is, which is 100% illegal, because it is from a foreign nation, the Constitution says that, go look it up.”
Jacqueline Jackson
Lithia Springs
“In regard to Donald Trump and the airplane from Qatar, like, that’s a $400 million gift! And if they had sent a plane for President Barack Obama, it would be making headlines and the Republican Party would be all up in the air. I feel like he’s going to accept this plane as a gift. He’s going to blame the prior administration for whatever the issues are and try to minimize or justify the reason he should take this plane. Should he take it? Absolutely not. As a sitting president, you should never be accepting gifts from foreign nationals for whatever reason… And the Republican Party, they’re just gonna let it fly under the radar. Again, if this was happening to the Democrats, specifically Barack Obama, are you kidding me? They would be trying to impeach him for even getting on the plane or probably even having a conversation. So I just think it’s double standards, but that’s just the world we live in today.”
Justin Jordan
Atlanta
“First of all, what he should do, he shouldn’t take it because nothing’s ever free. But what he’s gonna do, you’re gonna take that jet. He’s gonna use it as leverage and he’s gonna try spinning around like it was for some force of good or something, but we all know everything that you get for free is a catch. And yeah, what’s the real reason why you’re giving this man a jet? So you gotta ask yourself that.”