He Takes The Plane! + Medicaid News
The Trump administration has formally accepted a Boeing 747 jet that was gifted to the U.S. by the government of Qatar, the Pentagon said Wednesday. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-administration-formally-accepts-gift-jet-from-qatar/ar-AA1FdDzi
These People, these MAGA-Trump people, Lie, Cheat and Steal, and then come out with these Flat-Out Lies in bold announcements to the American People -
Secretary Pete Hegseth accepted the luxury plane "in accordance with all federal rules and regulations,"* Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement to CNBC.
Except for that Old, Silly Rule, *USC Emoluments Clause
Article I, Section 9 , Clause 8 of the U.S. Constitution
‘No person holding any office of profit or trust under them shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state.’
An emolument is any form of payment, gift, salary, or benefit received as compensation for services or as a result of holding an office or position.—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2025
Trump accepted the Plane. The Plane is an emolument. Emoluments accepted without the Consent of Congress are Unconstitutional. Trump and Hegseth violate the United States Constitution, and Hegseth proclaims to all who will listen that he accepted the luxury plane "in accordance with all federal rules and regulations,
WTF Country, what Effen’ World are we living in where these travesties of justice go on all the time?
Speaking of Lying & Cheating – Donald J. Trump goes to Capitol Hill to urge his fellow GOP-Magalytes to pass his ‘Big Beautiful Bill’, (really, that’s what it’s called[!]). Instructing them also Not to Cut Medicaid.
Only there's a Problem there - ‘The Big Beautiful Bill’ contains approximately $700 Billion in Cuts to Medicaid. Congressional Budget Office. See: 2/26 Post -
CNN Reports - The GOP’s proposed changes to Medicaid would save nearly $700 billion over a decade, according to an updated CBO analysis released Tuesday. Those savings would be achieved primarily by having fewer people enrolled in the program, multiple experts from health policy and think tanks have told CNN.
Can you imagine being in a Congressional Caucus Meeting where Pres. Trump walks in, instructs you to Pass ‘The Bill’ (which contains all those Medicaid Cuts), and then says Not to Cut Medicaid?
It makes your head spin. GOP’ers must have sat in the room shaking their heads and saying WTF Just Happened here?
Then, Trump Lies to the Press, saying ‘No, no, we're Not Cutting Medicaid.
WTF !?!
*UPDATE* 5/22 AM: NY TIMES -
The House-passed bill includes a large tax cut, as well as more money for defense and immigration enforcement, financed in part by slashing health, nutrition, education, and clean energy programs.
Before the last-minute changes, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that the Medicaid changes would cause 7.6 million more Americans to be uninsured at the end of a decade, while reducing federal spending on health care by more than $800 billion. That estimate will be updated as the office continues to analyze the final bill text.
Now, it’s On Us.
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