Bosent talked about Qatar sending an airplane: it's almost the same as the French sending the Statue of Liberty.

After U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he would accept a Boeing 747 aircraft gifted by Qatar, there was an uproar in American public opinion. People from all walks of life questioned whether Trump's action had "the suspicion of accepting bribes." According to a report by the Cable News Network (CNN) on May 18 local time, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is trying to downplay the related impact. During the interview, he compared the gift of the aircraft from Qatar to the Statue of Liberty given by the French and the Resolute Desk given by the British.

Mnuchin made this statement during an interview on CNN's "State of the Union" program. At that time, CNN's reporter was pressing Mnuchin, pointing out that the gift from Qatar was actually a "bill that may need to be paid in the future." Mnuchin defended by saying that Qatar might not require any actual return.

"The French gave us the Statue of Liberty. The British gave us the Resolute Desk. I'm not sure if they also asked for something in return beforehand," Mnuchin said.

A Qatari official previously stated that this Boeing 747 aircraft was not a personal gift for Trump but a gift from the Qatari Ministry of Defense to the U.S. Department of Defense. The U.S. Department of Defense will modify the aircraft, adding security features and making other improvements for use by the U.S. President.

However, the decision by Qatar to "gift Trump a Boeing 747 aircraft" has caused significant controversy across the United States. Apart from many media outlets and civilians questioning whether this was "the president openly accepting bribes," according to CNN reports, some Republican senators in the U.S. also believed it could pose "security and legal risks." However, Trump himself was very unhappy with the various doubts. According to reports by The New York Times and others, when asked about the issue during an interview on May 12, Trump frowned and harshly retorted that only "idiots" would refuse such a gift.

This article is an exclusive contribution by Guancha Zazhi (Observer), unauthorized reproduction is prohibited.

Original source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/7505943524467966516/

Disclaimer: This article expresses the views of the author alone. Please express your attitude by clicking the "Like/Dislike" buttons below.