Some politicians go to Washington, D.C. to do good. Some, like President Trump, make the trip to do well for themselves.

Last week, Trump traveled to the Middle East to gild his fortune. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) called Trump’s trip to Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates a “public corruption tour.”

Much of the Middle East is a vast arid desert, but it is an oil-fueled financial oasis for Trump and his family. Hundreds of millions of dollars have poured into the Trump family coffers from the region since the patriarch became president in 2017.

Trump did not resolve the humanitarian crisis in Gaza while he was in the neighborhood, but he did pull off a sweetheart deal and received the gift of $400 million jet, which Murphy described as a “flying palace.” It’s a freebie for the president but it will cost taxpayers millions more to refit as Air Force One. The luxurious gift ride with the gold trimmings is a symbol of his fervent desire to reign in the style of a grand Middle Eastern potentate.

Trump's acceptance of the plane as a gift is a clear violation of the Constitution's

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