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karynnj

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45. What if Congress refuses to allocate money to upgrade it

Sun May 18, 2025, 12:56 PM

May 2025

After all, someone bought it, it is Trump's personal property. As to whether it is secure enough to use, when has secure communication been observed by this administration.

Tell Trump whenever he is on the plane, he can not be considered accessible and, just as if he was under anesthesia, Vance would temporarily be in charge. I certainly don't like Vance, but I suspect that Trump would absolutely not want to lose power to anyone.

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The plane being a White Elephant gift is the funniest turn this saga could have taken [View all] demmiblue May 2025 OP

It's not that funny if the tax payer foots the bill. I'm betting we will end up doing it. Autumn May 2025 #1

Seems hard to even "regift" them unc70 May 2025 #2

Trump will/would come up with some stupid crap. chouchou May 2025 #3

The appeal of some audaciously conceived aircraft never takes off. John1956PA May 2025 #4

such a child dweller May 2025 #5

Well, maybe he shouldn't fly anywhere if the current Air Force One is in such bad shape Walleye May 2025 #6

As someone posted yesterday, let him have the plane, but restrict its access to the Newark Aiport only. spooky3 May 2025 #15

Good one! Walleye May 2025 #19

Most children hate hand-me-downs. vanlassie May 2025 #35

It's illegal, end of story. LuvJoesPartner May 2025 #7

Didn't the courts basically suspend the slightlv May 2025 #25

Simpler solution. Require Congress to approve the expenditure of upgrading karynnj May 2025 #44

K&R for, *DELICIOUS!* UTUSN May 2025 #8

I wonder how much he'll charge his Secret Service detail... ECL213 May 2025 #9

One month of his crypto grift profits not fooled May 2025 #10

Retrpofit would cost more than the whole new plane if it were even possible. Mopar151 May 2025 #32

Eiter GMTA or she reads DU Warpy May 2025 #11

While there is no way in hell this should happen, ToxMarz May 2025 #12

We should all send our garbage to Mag a Lardo Blue Owl May 2025 #13

Ah yes, "The Art of the Deal!" colorado_ufo May 2025 #14

Or in this case, "there's one born every minute..." n/t the nelm May 2025 #38

It is the equivalent of buying a used ferry boat randr May 2025 #16

Why The Qataris Are Happy To Dump Their 747 On Trump LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 #17

Ignorant dumbass Iamscrewed May 2025 #18

Trump is a Billionaire MissouriDem47 May 2025 #20

or get one of his tech bros to buy it for him! slightlv May 2025 #26

What if Congress refuses to allocate money to upgrade it karynnj May 2025 #45

And while everyone is on this story madville May 2025 #21

Trump IS the White Elephant. SleeplessinSoCal May 2025 #22

They know an easy mark when they Figarosmom May 2025 #23

Proving yet again MLWR May 2025 #24

Beware Qataris bearing gifts. ret5hd May 2025 #27

They found a chump!! Demovictory9 May 2025 #28

Here in Pittsburgh, we have a different term for "white elephant" FakeNoose May 2025 #29

It's not a gift. It's a bribe Prairie Gates May 2025 #30

OMG LOL!!! 😂 AllyCat May 2025 #31

The shart of the deal. Harker May 2025 #33

Gotta remember, AF-1 is a sweet ride! Mopar151 May 2025 #34

He expects to take a fully outfitted BidenRocks May 2025 #36

If he takes the plane as his private property after stepping down, will it hasten his departure? BadgerMom May 2025 #37

It's going to take two and a half years and $100 million to make it useful as Air Force One. LastLiberal in PalmSprings May 2025 #39

We all know the symbol of the (R) party is the Elephant. aggiesal May 2025 #40

All of the uber-rich should be shamed and ostracized as a matter of course SpankMe May 2025 #41

This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 #42

These people are so rich they can pore 500mil into an airplane and dump it without much thought uponit7771 May 2025 #43