Scott Bessent compared apples to oranges while defending Donald Trump’s acceptance of a $400 million jet from Qatar.
“The French gave us the Statue of Liberty, the British gave us the Resolute Desk,” the Treasury Secretary said in an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper. “I’m not sure they asked for anything in advance.”
Trump said earlier this week he’d have to be “stupid” not to accept the Boeing 747-8 “flying palace” from the Qatari royal family. Critics have expressed concerns about what Qatar expects in return.
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