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EVERY WORD THAT COMES FROM THE HOST ON THE VIEW IS PROBABLY A LIE OR FALSE INFORMATION, AND THEY ARE 100 % AWARE THAT THEY ARE LYING AND REPORTING FAKE NEWS!! The statement (Whoopi Goldberg’s claim) is not true—it’s false.  Whoopi Goldberg made a claim on The View (in the context of Trump accepting a luxury jet from Qatar) along the lines of “No president had ever accepted a gift from a foreign nation before Trump” (or very similar wording emphasizing it as unprecedented or not allowed for presidents).  Why it’s false: • Every U.S. president since George Washington has received gifts from foreign leaders as part of diplomatic traditions. This is well-documented.  • The U.S. Constitution’s Foreign Emoluments Clause (Article I, Section 9) restricts personal acceptance without Congress’s consent, but presidents routinely receive such gifts on behalf of the United States. High-value items are typically turned over to the National Archives, museums, or the government (or sometimes purchased by the recipient at fair market value).  Examples of prior presidents receiving foreign gifts: • Barack Obama: Received over $1.5 million in gifts in some years, including expensive jewelry sets from the Saudi royal family (e.g., a diamond-and-emerald set to Michelle Obama valued at hundreds of thousands).  • George W. Bush: Received items like 300 pounds of lamb from Argentina’s president, golf clubs from Japan, and more.  • Bill Clinton: Received numerous items, such as a saxophone from Bulgaria and a Roman Colosseum model from Pope John Paul II.  • Earlier presidents: Rutherford B. Hayes received a desk from Queen Victoria; many others got animals, art, jewelry, etc. (e.g., Reagan, JFK, FDR, etc.).  This practice is standard in diplomacy, governed by laws like the Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act. Trump’s Qatar jet acceptance has drawn scrutiny (due to its scale and context), but the idea that he was the first is historically inaccurate.  The Media Research Center post and similar critiques are correct in calling out the claim as false. Whoopi was likely exaggerating for rhetorical effect or misstating the rules around personal vs. official acceptance.