Trump's acceptance of the Qatar -Jet gift is “definition of corruption,” says Senator | Donald Trump

Donald Trump's acceptance of a 400 -million dollar -Bow -Jet from Qatar is the “definition of corruption”, said a leading democrat on Sunday, when several high -ranking Republicans connected a cross -party fusillade of criticism and concern about the luxury gift.

Chris Murphy, a Democratic Senator of Connecticut, condemned the “flying poison” for NBCS Meet the Press when he attacked the President's journey in several Gulf States this week, which included a stopover in Qatar.

“Why did he choose these three countries for his first big trip abroad? It is not because these are our most important allies or the most important countries in the world,” he said of Trump's visit to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

“This is because these are the three countries that are ready to pay it off. Each individual of these countries gives Trump money, the aircraft made of Qatar, an investment in his cryptocurrency fraud from the United Arab Emirates, and ask for national security concessions in return.

“This is the definition of corruption. Foreign governments put money into the pocket of the president and then the USA, which give them national security concessions that violate our own security.”

Rand Paul, a Republican US Senator for Kentucky and chairman of the home protection committee of his chamber, announced this week that the gift of the jet gives “at least the appearance of a conflict of interest”.

And Mike Pence, Trump's Vice President During his first Oval Office-Athe, said that it was “not with our certainty” during a appearance at Meet The Press, in which he pointed out to have previously financed international terrorism.

Trump insisted that he would be “stupid” to refuse Katar's offer of the jet, who would serve as a new Air Force One before being donated to his presidential library after retirement.

But the proposal even annoyed the president's close allies, some called him the opposite of Trump's promise to empty the swamp – and “a stain on the administration”.

On Saturday, Trump announced critic in his social network of truth and claims that the gift is for the United States and not personally for him.

Murphy said NBC that it wasn't true. “The plane is not a gift to the American people,” he said. “It goes directly to Donald Trump.

“This library will take a decade until it leaves the white house until the library is built, it can use this aircraft to deal with all of its billionaire friends, while his guidelines lead to millions of Americans lose their health care and pay higher costs.”

Pence said Trump should reject the offer.

“Qatar has a long story to play both sides. They support Hamas,” he said. “You supported Al-Qaida. Qatar actually financed protests for Pro-Hamas in American locations in the United States.

“There are profound questions, the potential for secret services, the need to ensure that the president is certain when he travels worldwide, and of course there are very real constitutional questions. The constitution prohibits the civil servant to accept a foreign state.

“It's just a bad idea and my hope is that the president will think better about it.”

Paul said that he could see a way the gift would be acceptable – but that Trump treated the offer poorly.

“I am afraid that it will affect a largely successful journey in which the president talks about opening and more trade in the Middle East,” he said.

“I was part of the Veto -Veto -Veto -Veto -Veto -Arm [sales] to Qatar and Saudi Arabia about human rights violations. So it could dye the administration's perception if you have an aircraft of 400 million US dollars to have these things more in favor of these things. There is at least the appearance of a conflict of interest. I don't think it's worth the headache. “