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Trump took the Qatari jet bribe. Most voters have an issue with that

Editorial Board Published May 21, 2025
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The Division of Protection introduced on Wednesday that it formally accepted the Qatari authorities’s provide of a luxurious jumbo jet. Previous to this, President Donald Trump’s plans to simply accept the bribe impressed a fierce backlash, even from some Republicans. And regardless of Trump defending his alternative to simply accept what’s clearly a bribe, most voters aren’t shopping for it.

In response to a brand new ballot carried out by Civiqs for Each day Kos, 55% of registered voters say it will be unethical for Trump to simply accept the $400 million jet, which he claims will briefly function the brand new Air Power One earlier than reportedly being transferred into the possession of his future presidential library and made accessible for his personal use after leaving workplace. 

Simply 19% of voters say Trump accepting the jet could be moral, whereas one other 22% don’t see it as a problem of ethics. The ballot was carried out earlier than the Division of Protection formally accepted the bribe.

Democrats within the ballot are overwhelmingly crucial, with 92% saying that accepting the reward could be unethical. However independents—a key swing bloc that seems to be souring on Trump—are skeptical too: 55% agree it crosses an moral line. 

Even amongst a few of Trump’s core teams, help is smooth. Forty-five % of rural voters, 51% of non-college-educated voters, and 52% of Southerners say it will be unethical for Trump to simply accept the reward. In different phrases, this can be a uncommon second when even core elements of his base aren’t giving him a free cross, even when a few of his GOP enablers in Congress nonetheless are.

This aligns with different polling on the difficulty. A Harvard CAPS/Harris ballot launched Monday additionally discovered that almost all voters (62%) mentioned the acceptance of a $400 million reward from the Qatari authorities “raises ethical concerns about corruption,” whereas simply over a 3rd (38%) echoed Trump and referred to as the reward “a win for the U.S.” 

That ballot additionally confirmed extra Republicans expressing concern: 40% mentioned it raised considerations of corruption, whereas 60% purchased Trump’s spin. By comparability, this new Civiqs/Each day Kos ballot finds that solely 15% of Republicans assume accepting the jet could be unethical, whereas 41% say it will be moral and 38% shrug it off as not even a problem of ethics. 


A 13-year-old personal Boeing plane that President Donald Trump toured takes off from Palm Seashore Worldwide Airport on Feb. 16, in Florida.

The Civiqs/Each day Kos ballot comes a couple of week after the White Home confirmed Qatar had supplied to donate a luxurious Boeing 747-8. Trump has defended the thought as a no brainer, saying he’d be “stupid” to not settle for the jet, and he mocked Democrats for insisting taxpayers “pay TOP DOLLAR” as an alternative.

However what Trump omits is that accepting the reward is blatantly unconstitutional. The emoluments clause of the U.S. Structure bans federal officers from accepting presents, funds, or favors from overseas powers with out Congress’s specific approval. Congress has allowed some exceptions—presents price lower than $480, for example, will be retained by federal staff—however a multimillion-dollar jet is clearly not considered one of them.

No fashionable U.S. president has significantly challenged these limits—till Trump. 

In one other assault on fundamental ethics, Trump has additionally been profiting off a rising net of aspect hustles: Trump-branded Bibles and guitars, his $TRUMP meme coin, and a brand new family-backed crypto-mining enterprise. And voters don’t like such a factor, both. 

The identical Civiqs/Each day Kos ballot finds that simply 56% of voters say it’s unethical for Trump to supply a non-public dinner to supporters who spent probably the most cash on his $TRUMP cryptocurrency. Solely 16% assume it’s moral. 

Even right here, Republicans are probably the most forgiving, with 34% saying the dinner-for-donors scheme is aboveboard, in contrast with simply 1% of Democrats who assume the identical.

Voters could be polarized on massive points, however most nonetheless know corruption after they see it. And whereas Trump’s base is prepared to look the opposite manner, the remainder of the nation isn’t so wanting to faux that is regular. 

Democratic voters aren’t letting it slide—and if the remainder of the voters catches up, Trump could discover the con is lastly catching as much as him.

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