Hayes: Qatar Finally Found A Sucker

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MSNBC's Chris Hayes explained why the Qataris were more than happy to get rid of that Boeing 747-8 they've been trying to sell for the last five years.

David Frum was correct with his assessment on Xitter:

Am I the last to know? The Qatar jet offered to Trump turns out to be an item unsuccessfully for sale since 2020. The "gift" is not only a Trump grift, but also an attempted scam on the US taxpayer, who will assume costs the owners no longer wish to pay. https://t.co/PAPUqaUwnr

— David Frum (@davidfrum) May 14, 2025

Hayes compared the Qataris dumping the plane off on Trump to Michael Jordan unsuccessfully trying to sell his mansion for 12 years as he did a deep dive into some reporting from Forbes.

HAYES: Back in the 1990s, Michael Jordan built a 9 bedroom mansion in the Chicago suburbs. Long after his retirement, his desperate attempts to sell it became something of a running joke, as it sat on the market for 12 years.

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