Presidential Privilege: Now with More Jets and Less Justice

by Rob C. - Art by Matson - Cagle Cartoons

Donald Trump and his administration aren’t just breaking norms—they’re turning the Constitution into a punchline while draining your wallet for his personal benefit.

Let’s start with the mysterious “gift” from Qatar. A brand new Boeing 747-8, generously donated (sure), but secretly reworked into a flying palace. Buried deep in a nuclear weapons modernization bill, nearly $950 billion has been allocated to retrofit the plane for Trump’s exclusive use. Why not just paint “TRUMP ONE” on the side and send the bill to working Americans? Oh wait—they already did.

Even conservative lawmakers have raised constitutional and ethical alarms.

All of this while Republicans ram through budget lines to clean up the mess later—because, hell, if King Trump says jump, they’ll spend all your money to make it happen.

Then there’s golf. So much golf. Trump spent 190 days, or 22.6% of his time, golfing during his first term—far more than any president in modern history. This, from the man who accused Obama of golfing “more than a PGA pro.” The kicker? Most of those rounds were at his own resorts, turning public office into a private marketing campaign. The estimated cost to taxpayers: over $160 million. That’s your money financing his afternoon tee times, security details, and cheeseburgers at the 19th hole.

Donald Trump and his administration aren’t just ignoring the rule of law—they’re grinding it into a diamond-encrusted golf tee while taxpayers pick up the tab.

But nothing says “above the law” quite like a secret nine-hour meeting between Trump’s current personal attorney, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, and Ghislaine Maxwell. Nine hours. What do you think they were discussing? Their favorite episode of “Law & Order”? This meeting looks a hell of a lot like an attempt to silence Maxwell before she can spill the goods on Trump’s deep, longstanding connection to Jeffrey Epstein. The working theory? Offer her a sweetheart deal. Let her toss a few Democrats under the bus and walk away quietly leaving Trump’s name wiped from the record, as if he never appeared in Epstein’s address book, flight logs, or photographs. In an interview Trump stated he has the right to pardon Maxwell.

Let’s be crystal clear: this isn’t just corruption. It's a strategic protection racket.

Meanwhile, the Trump administration continues to dismantle oversight agencies, bully foreign governments into tariff agreements, and shovel taxpayer dollars into the Trump family’s pockets. All while pretending it’s Biden’s fault that we’re choking on smoke, drowning in debt, and watching our democracy being stomped into the ground.

So, “Thanks for Nothing, Our Pedophile President”

Trump is threatening tariffs around the globe with the swagger of a tyrant, demanding deference from foreign governments. But back home? He’s spending taxpayer dollars like a monarch—with no accountability, no ethics, and no shame.

And if you hoped justice might catch up when the smoke cleared?

We will not forget.

So thanks—you miserable narcissist—for reminding us what happens when a narcissistic oligarch becomes president.