Trump gift problematic, says Senator Susan Collins

Senator Susan Collins from Maine captured the growing feeling of the republicans' frustration in Congress on Thursday because of President Donald Trump's plan to accept a jet from the royal Qatar of $ 400 million in the Air Force One.

“The transaction seems to me that I am full of political espionage, ethical and constitutional problems,” said Collins in an interview with NBC News.

“The aircraft should be thoroughly scrubbed to ensure that hearing aids had not been implanted. This would take a lot of time to ensure that it corresponds to the security standards that the president needs,” she added.

“Ultimately, I don't understand why we would pursue this for the new aircraft that the president needs.”

Collins said that she was “frustration” Trump's “frustration” Boeing It takes a long time to produce a new presidential aircraft and does not believe that a gift jet is the right solution.

Trump's decision to accept the gift has triggered violent controversy over the legality, ethics and national security effects of the largest foreign gift, which would ever have been preserved from the US government.

At the beginning of this week, the Republican Senator Ron Johnson, Wisc., Described the gift “a very strange offer”. Another Republican, Senator Rand Paul, Ky.

The Senate Democrats introduced a joint redemption decision on Thursday to block a weapon sale of 1.9 billion US dollars to Qatar to react to Trump's decision to accept the Jet gift.

“This is not a gift from the kindness of her heart – it is an illegal bribery allowance that the President of the United States sets on acceptance,” said Senator Chris Murphy, Conn., In a statement.

“This is unconstitutional and not how we carry out foreign policy. If Qatar does not withdraw your offer of a 'palace to heaven' or Trump, I will block this sales sale.” The resolution was sponsored by Sens. Tim Kaine, Virginia, Chris van Hollen, Md. And Brian Schatz von Hawaii. The independent Senator Bernie Sanders from Vermont was the independent senator.

On Tuesday, the minority leader of the Senate, Chuck Schumer, DN.Y., announced that he was using Trump's candidates to the Ministry of Justice to protest against the Jet gift, and calls it a “serious national security threat”.

Trump said that the aircraft was officially handed over to the US Department of Defense and transferred it to his presidential library at the end of his second term. In this way, the Palastjet is never personally from Trump.

Collins also questioned the timeline and the need that Trump received a new Air Force One, which may not even be ended with his retrofitting to a presidential aircraft until the end of his term.

“That is complicated,” she added.