Schumer Intros Bill To Block Trump From Getting Jet

Reuters reports:

US Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Monday introduced a bill that would prevent any foreign aircraft from being used as Air Force One, the aircraft that transports the US president. Schumer introduced the “Presidential Airlift Security Act” after news last week that President Donald Trump planned to accept a $400 million airplane from Qatar, which legal experts said raised a raft of questions about the scope of laws that relate to gifts from foreign governments and are intended to thwart corruption and improper influence.

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Scoop: Schumer introducing legislation to block Qatar’s gift to Trump, @stephen_neukam reports https://t.co/iSGnewJiu4

— Axios (@axios) May 19, 2025

Let me get this straight.

Pam Bondi was a highly paid lobbyist for Qatar.

As AG, she’s dismantled DOJ’s enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act.

And then signed off on the Qatar deal.

Unreal.

I’m announcing a hold on DOJ’s political nominees until we get answers.

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) May 13, 2025