Kuala Lampur, May 12 -- Presidential libraries - the idea sounds noble, right? Halls of wisdom, hushed corridors, the smell of old paper and polished brass. In reality, they're more like retirement plans for ex-presidents - a place to stash their legacies, sanitize their scandals, and squeeze a few more bucks out of the faithful.

And then there's Trump. Never one to settle for a dusty room full of memos and medals, the man's taking it airborne. Word is, the Qataris just gifted him a US$400 million flying palace - a Boeing 747, complete with gold-plated seatbelts and a landing strip for his ego. It's the kind of plane that makes Air Force One look like a budget airline.

How did he pull this off? Easy. Through the presidential library loo...