Aspiring to accept aircraft from Qatar, Donald Trump achieved an extraordinary feat that united many guerrillas across the painful political divide throughout the United States.
The problem with the White House is that unification is opposing it.
Foreseeable, Trump's opponents in the Democratic Party said he would accept luxury planes from the Katari royal family, lashing out at the president.
More notably, the president may be more disturbing – some of his strongest supporters also have serious reservations about the deal, even if it hasn't been completed.
Maga influencers described the move as an example of "bribery," grift, or Trump himself has been promising to root for the high-level corruption.
The Catari Royal Family plans to provide the U.S. Department of Defense with a luxury Boeing 747-8 worth $400 million (£300 million) as part of a plane known as the Air Force One - the president's official air travel method.
The current fleet includes two 747-200 jets that have been in use since 1990, and several smaller and somewhat secretive 757.
The White House said the new aircraft, which could take years and millions of dollars to be remodeled and upgraded, would be transferred to Trump's presidential library at the end of his term.
After the news broke on Sunday, the rebound was fierce and direct.
“I think the technical term is 'skeezy',” said Ben Shapiro, a conservative Daily Wire commentator, on the podcast.
"Qatar allegedly did not fly President Trump with $400 million, which is the benefit of their sweet caution," he said. "They tried to stuff money into their pockets in a completely bipartisan way."
He and others pointed out that Qatar had remitted money to a terrorist group (accusation the country denied) and called the Qataris "the world's largest terrorism supporter."
Laura Loomer, a social media influencer who promotes conspiracy, incited people fired by top White House officials to think that loyalty is insufficient, interrupting her steady pro-Trump messaging in criticizing the move.
Although she said she still supports the president, she called the plane deal a "stain" and posted a cartoon of a Trojan horse, repainted the plane and was filled with armed Islamic militants.
Trump also has little support for the program in more mainstream media.
The New York Post can usually rely on most populist magazine agendas and has a dull editorial: "Qatar's "palace in the sky" is not a "free gift" - Trump shouldn't accept it."
Fox News and his presidential cheerleader Mark Levin posted on X, accusing Qatar (X) of being a "terror nation" and wrote: "Their jets and everything else they bought in our country did not provide them with the cover they were looking for."
During his first term, Trump himself accused Qatar of funding terrorist groups.
When the Kathari Embassy contacted the BBC, he pointed out that Kathari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Abdullah Abdullah Abdullah Abdullah Bennis Jassim Tani (come) interviewed CNN about the plane.
"It's a government-to-government deal. It has nothing to do with personal relationships - neither on the U.S. nor on the Katari side. It's between the two Defense Departments."
“Why should we buy influence in the United States?” he added that Qatar “has always been a reliable and trustworthy partner. It’s not a one-way relationship.”
The White House has doubled in response to criticism of the deal. Trump's press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement that the administration is "committed to full transparency."
“Any gift provided by a foreign government is always in full compliance with all applicable laws,” she said.
Although nothing is provided for the plane, many commentators said it was childish and hoped that the Kathari royal family would distribute such a large item without strings attached.
“They clearly see that if you reward Donald Trump with a gift, that could pay off,” Doug Heye, a political strategist and former communications director for the Republican National Committee, told the BBC. “Flavoring takes you somewhere with Donald Trump and we see it again and again.”
The U.S. Constitution includes a provision to prevent officials from accepting “from any king, prince or foreign country of any form of present, Scotland, office or ownership, of any form of any form”.
But the White House noted that the plane was donated to the U.S. government at least from the beginning.
Attorney General Pam Bondi reportedly investigated the legality of the deal and determined that this would not constitute a bribe as there were no clear conditions.
Conservatives and others were quick to point out that Bundy was registered as a Qatar lobby before joining Trump’s cabinet, and at some point she earned as much as $115,000 (£87,000) a month from her job in the Katari government.
The Trump Organization also continues to maintain ties with Qatar, announcing an agreement to establish a luxury golf resort in the country last month.
During a press conference at the White House on Tuesday, the president accused a reporter of questioning the ethics of the deal.
"What do you say to people who see luxury jets as personal gifts to you?" asked ABC reporter Rachel Scott.
Trump responded after using his standard “fake news” Jibe: “You should be embarrassed to ask this question.”
"They gave us free planes," the president said. "I can say 'no, no, no, don't give us, I want to pay you a billion or $400 million … or I can say 'Thank you very much'."
In the Truth Society, the president later reposted several messages stating that the Statue of Liberty was a gift from France and wrote late Tuesday: "The Boeing 747 was provided to the U.S. Air Force/Defense, not me!"
"Only one fool will not accept this gift on behalf of our country," he wrote.
But even some people within the Trump Republican Party expressed concern.
"I don't think it's worth the wrongdoing," Sen. Rand Paul, a Republican of Kentucky, told Fox News.
Paul said: “I wonder if our ability to judge (Qatar) human rights records will be clouded by the fact that this big gift.”
Another Republican senator, Ted Cruz of Texas, said accepting gifts would bring “significant espionage and surveillance issues.”
Trump has indeed found some support within his party. Sen Tommy Tuberville told CNN: “Free.
Republican strategist Doug Heye suggested that the deal may not hurt Trump's popularity in the long run.
"Over the years, Trump has been able to turn the scandal into something that otherwise weakens us from what other politicians would make us forget," he said. "He is very skilled."