The Daily Blast: Trump Rages Over Qatar Jet Fiasco as GOP Angst Worsens: “Humiliating”

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Chris Cotnoir

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🗓️ 16 May 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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President Donald Trump has been growing angry over the criticism of his decision to accept a $400 million luxury jet from Qatar. He snapped at a reporter who questioned him about it, and erupted over it on Truth Social. Now The Atlantic reports that Trump is privately telling his advisers it’s “humiliating” for a president to fly around in an outdated jet—and has even mused about keeping the gift after he leaves the White House—all of which suggests his mood about the scandal is darkening. Meanwhile, MAGA figures and even some Congressional Republicans are criticizing Trump over it. We talked to Atlantic staff writer Russell Berman, who co-wrote that report, about why this story could prove more serious and consequential than it first appeared, why it will be hard for the GOP to brush it off, and what it says about Trump’s contempt for public service. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:26.3	The scandal around President Trump's $400 million luxury jet just won't go away.
1:32.6	The Atlantic reports that Trump is privately telling his advisors it's humiliating for a president
1:37.7	to fly around in an outdated jet, and he's even mused about keeping the jet after he leaves
1:43.3	the White House.
1:45.1	All that makes this whole story worse on multiple levels.
1:48.9	Meanwhile, MAGA figures are increasingly breaking with Trump on this,
1:52.7	and even some congressional Republicans are tentatively criticizing Trump for it as well,
1:57.3	which is a true rarity.
1:59.8	Aldous got us thinking that this story is actually a lot more serious and consequential than
2:04.2	it first appears.
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