Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
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On the jet, I do think the jet probably sends the wrong signal to people and I don't like the look or appearance of it. So I would hope that he would reject it. The constitution specifically says you can't take gifts from foreign leaders. It doesn't say you can't take gifts unless they're gonna be for official use. We also do a lot of business with Qatar. And so we sell them a lot of arms.
Essentially, the United States is the biggest arms merchant in the world. We sell arms everywhere. And there are lucrative deals for the arms manufacturers. But I have actually tried to hold up arms sales before to both Saudi Arabia and Qatar because of their human rights records.
Essentially, the United States is the biggest arms merchant in the world. We sell arms everywhere. And there are lucrative deals for the arms manufacturers. But I have actually tried to hold up arms sales before to both Saudi Arabia and Qatar because of their human rights records.
Essentially, the United States is the biggest arms merchant in the world. We sell arms everywhere. And there are lucrative deals for the arms manufacturers. But I have actually tried to hold up arms sales before to both Saudi Arabia and Qatar because of their human rights records.
So I don't know that we can have an honest appraisal of their human rights record and decisions on arms sales if we're receiving $400 billion gifts from a country. So I'm not for it.
So I don't know that we can have an honest appraisal of their human rights record and decisions on arms sales if we're receiving $400 billion gifts from a country. So I'm not for it.
So I don't know that we can have an honest appraisal of their human rights record and decisions on arms sales if we're receiving $400 billion gifts from a country. So I'm not for it.
Well, the president, I think, is very effective at using the bully pulpit. And he is using it, I think, to show strength and leadership of America. A week ago, you would have never foreseen the discussions going on in Switzerland this week between our trade representative, our secretary of treasury, and China. We wouldn't have foreseen the deal with Great Britain.
Well, the president, I think, is very effective at using the bully pulpit. And he is using it, I think, to show strength and leadership of America. A week ago, you would have never foreseen the discussions going on in Switzerland this week between our trade representative, our secretary of treasury, and China. We wouldn't have foreseen the deal with Great Britain.
Well, the president, I think, is very effective at using the bully pulpit. And he is using it, I think, to show strength and leadership of America. A week ago, you would have never foreseen the discussions going on in Switzerland this week between our trade representative, our secretary of treasury, and China. We wouldn't have foreseen the deal with Great Britain.
We wouldn't have seen the call for the ceasefire and Putin agreeing to have peace talks. The president is very effective. using the bully pulpit.
We wouldn't have seen the call for the ceasefire and Putin agreeing to have peace talks. The president is very effective. using the bully pulpit.
We wouldn't have seen the call for the ceasefire and Putin agreeing to have peace talks. The president is very effective. using the bully pulpit.
Well, I travel around Wyoming. People in Wyoming are very happy with the president and what he's doing to help our economy. Tariffs are just one tool as part of our comprehensive economic plan. We're trying to get that passed in the very near future in Congress, focused on both the safety and the prosperity of the American people.
Well, I travel around Wyoming. People in Wyoming are very happy with the president and what he's doing to help our economy. Tariffs are just one tool as part of our comprehensive economic plan. We're trying to get that passed in the very near future in Congress, focused on both the safety and the prosperity of the American people.
Well, I travel around Wyoming. People in Wyoming are very happy with the president and what he's doing to help our economy. Tariffs are just one tool as part of our comprehensive economic plan. We're trying to get that passed in the very near future in Congress, focused on both the safety and the prosperity of the American people.
We are focused on lowering prices, raising wages, and bringing jobs back to America. And that's our focus right now in Congress.
We are focused on lowering prices, raising wages, and bringing jobs back to America. And that's our focus right now in Congress.
We are focused on lowering prices, raising wages, and bringing jobs back to America. And that's our focus right now in Congress.
Well, first, I don't necessarily credit that reporting. But second, Steve Witkoff is a very skilled and capable negotiator. He has the president's total trust, and he's 100% loyal to the president. He's doing what the president has asked to try to get Vladimir Putin to the table with Vladimir Zelensky to get to a ceasefire.