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Hillary Clinton Comments On Qatar Plane

Hillary Clinton Comments On Qatar Plane

There are few things in politics more consistent—or more galling—than watching Hillary Clinton project a level of moral authority that evaporates the moment her own record comes into view. Her latest foray into the Trump-Qatar jet saga has her wading into familiar waters: self-righteous outrage with an undertow of historical amnesia.

The controversy in question centers on Donald Trump’s acceptance of a $400 million aircraft from Qatar for temporary use as Air Force One. The jet—dubbed a “palace in the sky”—was offered to the U.S. at no cost, and Trump, never one to pass up a deal, reportedly took it. His defense? It’s a massive taxpayer savings. “Why should our military, and therefore our taxpayers, be forced to pay hundreds of millions of Dollars when they can get it for FREE,” he said on Truth Social.


Cue Hillary Clinton, who took to X with a sharp jab: “No one gives someone a $400 million dollar jet for free without expecting anything in return.” A valid critique in a vacuum—except the vacuum doesn’t exist. Clinton’s comment was quickly met with a barrage of reminders that she herself has long been the subject of scrutiny for accepting substantial gifts and donations from foreign governments, including Qatar.

When Clinton criticizes others for accepting lavish gifts from foreign governments, the irony practically writes itself. As Secretary of State, Clinton’s family foundation received a $1 million donation from Qatar, reportedly to celebrate Bill Clinton’s birthday. The Clinton Foundation didn’t report it to the State Department as required, and emails later revealed that Qatari officials requested a private meeting with Bill Clinton to hand over the check in person.

Qatar wasn’t the only foreign entity funneling cash into the Clinton Foundation during Hillary’s tenure at State. Donations poured in from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE, and Oman—governments with well-documented human rights abuses and appalling records on women’s rights. In 2016, as Clinton ramped up her presidential campaign, the foundation lifted a ban on foreign government donations, drawing even more criticism over potential conflicts of interest and influence peddling.


The pièce de résistance? A $12 million pledge from Morocco’s king, contingent on Hillary’s personal attendance at a Clinton Global Initiative summit in 2015. Emails suggest the summit—and the donation—were designed to boost her future presidential prospects.

It takes a special kind of political insulation to make Clinton believe she can call out Trump for foreign influence while having built a fundraising empire that practically invented modern pay-to-play politics. While Trump’s move is controversial, it’s transparently transactional and subject to scrutiny. Clinton’s past dealings were wrapped in the protective layers of diplomatic protocol and foundation infrastructure—and yet just as brazen in nature.

What’s astonishing isn’t just the hypocrisy—it’s the self-assurance with which Clinton deploys it. Even with comments turned off on her social media posts, she had to know the internet wouldn’t let this one slide. Critics responded with receipts—literal and digital—highlighting the exact behavior she now decries.

Written by Mark Stevens - May 15, 2025