Fox's bribe plane excuse reaches back to FDR after Yalta

[underpants]

“Before President Trump arrives here in Saudi Arabia to begin signing billions of dollars worth of deals, one deal appears on the house, guys,” Fox correspondent Lucas Tomlinson told the show’s co-hosts. “Qatar saying they will gift a 747 jet to the White House to be used as Air Force One.”

“Is that allowed, Lucas?” asked Brian Kilmeade.

“Well, Brian, it’s not the first time we’ve had airline diplomacy in the region,” Tomlinson replied. “Let’s go back to after the Yalta Conference, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt gifted three airliners to the Saudis to kickstart Saudi airlines. So this has happened before.”

That Tomlinson had to go back 80 years to identify a point of comparison, only to come up with something so absurdly off-base, is pretty damning.

https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/foxs-comically-pathetic-spin-foreign-government-gifting-trump-400-million-plane

[kentuck]

1. Why does he have to sign the "deals"?

I thought his sons were going to handle all the business deals? He was not going to be involved?

The nightmare continues. The Congress continues. The corruption continues. America's name is MUD around the world.

[underpants]

2. What's funny with Uday & Qusay globetrotting for deals

is that they still can’t do business in NY state.

I read somewhere that Trump sent them out and made it a competition. He loves pitting people against each other even his children.

[Prairie Gates]

3. Trump Airlines already failed

Next they're going to justify outright cash bribes to Trump by invoking the Marshall Plan.

[underpants]

4. But but he's being open about it

That’s the excuse I heard on talk radio this morning. He’s not trying to hide it. Um ok, he’s openly taking a bribe.
🙄

[spanone]

5. Anyone who thinks he won't fly it past his presidency is delusional.

I heard him say he wouldn't on the presser BS today.

[BOSSHOG]

6. Oh Yeah the exact same deal

President FDR helped a country start an airline. As compared to a foreign country giving trump a 747 which, as I read it, he can keep when he leaves office. Yes Lucas both examples are exactly the same. I’ll close my eyes but I can clearly see you work for fox.