"In any event, the powers that be are putting on the dog this week in the Middle East. Money will flow, and the pomp and circumstance will be in full bloom. It is expected the president will come home with a full bag of goodies for growing our growing domestic business base. Plus - he might just come home with a new Air Force One to boot."
Here we are, with President Trump having his first real trip overseas since becoming POTUS 47. Can I just say this? It is only his first, and it is going to be a doozy. He is going to visit the Saudis (first), and then UAE and Qatar. What is the purpose of this meeting? Abraham Accord? Peace deal in Ukraine or Gaza? No and no. This is a business trip. A money trip. The three nations Trump is visiting are anxious to invest more in the American Dream, and many American businessmen are anxious to invest more in the Middle East. Sounds like a good marriage to me.
Can we just clear the air on this very important point first? The Saudis love Donald Trump. They loved him as POTUS 45 and maybe even more so as POTUS 47 Why? They speak the same language - money. Biden? The Saudis would not give him the time of day at 12 noon. Why? First off, he called the Saudi prince (MBS) a "pariah". Plus, Biden did not want any Saudi oil - only windmills and solar panels. Biden quickly became a non-factor in the Middle East. The great American MISTAKE.
Trump is expected to come home with over a trillion dollars of new business offerings. Business to set up shop in the US and employ thousands of Americans. By the same token, more American business opportunities are expected to be offered to the rich oil barons who populate the Middle East. Money will be flowing like water - or oil in this case. But there also might be a huge bonus in this entire trip.
As most know by now, Trump tried to upgrade both of the Air Force One 747's during his first term. He started the ball rolling, and Biden did nothing to keep it rolling. Boeing, who seems to have lost the recipe on how to build stuff, flubbed up the order. Bottom line - we have two forty-year-old jets used to haul our President and his staff around. Qatar got wind of this and had a solution.
The Royal Family of Qatar, who is rolling in the dough, has an extra 747-8 just sitting around. This luxury jet goes for about $400M. The Royal Family would like to gift this plane to the USA to be used for Trump's Air Force One. No strings attached - just a gift. It would need to go through some modifications, testing and a new paint job, but what a deal! But what does the Washington chattering class have to say about this?
"You are breaking the Emoluments Clause!" they are crying out. "You are corrupt" the Democrats are squealing. But here is the deal. This plane is not for Donald Trump. It is for our DOD. They are the ones who manage Air Force One duties. Trump can use it, but it will not belong to him. At the end of his term, the plane can be retired and sent to a museum - like Trump's Presidental Library. Will that satisfy the Trump haters in Washington? Absolutely not!
In any event, the powers that be are putting on the dog this week in the Middle East. Money will flow, and the pomp and circumstance will be in full bloom. It is expected the president will come home with a full bag of goodies for our growing domestic business base. Plus - he might just come home with a new Air Force One to boot!
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