Nothing to see here, folks. Just a $400 million Boeing 747 from a foreign monarchy — accepted by the US Department of Defense for presidential use, then slated for retirement on the tarmac in full flight readiness at the future former president’s pleasure. Perfectly normal democratic procedure.

At last, America is catching up with global democratic standards. For too long, it has been constrained by the quaint prohibitions of the 18th century — blinkered by a Constitution that takes a dim view of high-value gifts from foreign rulers. But now, thanks to President Trump’s pioneering jurisprudence, the republic has finally entered the modern diplomatic age. The Qatari jet is not a constitutional violation. It is a breakthrough in applied emolument theory.

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