[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 80 (Tuesday, May 13, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H1990]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               NICE GRAFT

  (Mr. COHEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, President Trump was offered this $400 million 
airplane. He said he thought it was a ``nice gesture.''
  A nice gesture is when somebody passes the salt and pepper. That is a 
nice gesture.
  A nice gesture is when somebody says, ``Good morning. Have a nice 
day.'' That is a nice gesture.
  A nice gesture is when a gentleman pulls a chair out for a lady to 
sit down. That is a nice gesture.
  To take a $400 million airplane from Qatar as the plane of the United 
States of America's President is cheap, demeaning, and harmful to our 
country that has always flown high as the finest nation on this Earth. 
It is also graft and corruption.
  Mr. Speaker, the emperor wears no clothes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to refrain from 
engaging in personalities toward the President.

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