Constitution prohibits government officials from accepting foreign gifts

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The U.S Constitution bars Government officials, including the President, from accepting gifts from foreign nations, that is, without the approval of Congress.

Article I, Section 9, Clause 8:

No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State. - congress.gov

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They have thier own rules but if i did that id get hammered.

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wow, so does that mean we can have them all arrested and put in prison? or do we have to wait for God to do that?

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So I guess this gift will take 4 years to retrofit - and then be donated to his library. What a joke. Personally I don’t think it’s going to happen.

After reading about this I can help but think about the Greek story of the Trojan Horse….