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MadameButterfly

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80. Why the hell is a president who is completely unqualified

Mon Feb 24, 2025, 07:11 AM

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in aviation technology spending his time on this? Trump thinks he knows more about this than trained engineers with lifelong careers and generations of experience. Any other president would tell the experts to make the best decisions on safety and cost so he could focus on running the country.

This is what Trump cares about. The aesthetics and luxury of his jets. This is his life.

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Furious Trump Sics Musk on Boeing to Deliver New Air Force One Jets [View all] BumRushDaShow 19 hrs ago OP

It's okay to cut corners on this *one* order LearnedHand 19 hrs ago #1

Agreed Rebl2 16 hrs ago #20

Agreed and Agreed again...... DENVERPOPS 13 hrs ago #44

And RUSH it. 2025 delivery, as early in 2025 as it can be "assembled" RockCreek 9 hrs ago #68

Put it in a box and make him assemble it himself like IKEA furniture. n/t forgotmylogin 13 hrs ago #42

Excellent idea Rebl2 13 hrs ago #46

And go ahead and install Elon's untested and unproven software too. Initech 10 hrs ago #65

Browbeat and rush Boeing? Attilatheblond 19 hrs ago #2

Don't worry, he'll bring the SpaceX safety team with him. nilram 19 hrs ago #5

Maybe... lonely bird 17 hrs ago #17

Sorry I didn't Rebl2 16 hrs ago #21

Thanks lonely bird 14 hrs ago #32

No, you were thinking to yourself. niyad 14 hrs ago #34

This message was self-deleted by its author COL Mustard 14 hrs ago #35

And how much are these things supposed to cost? Bayard 19 hrs ago #3

Cost is no issue when it comes to anything for Musk and Trump. Irish_Dem 19 hrs ago #8

A few thousand fired federal workers MadameButterfly 13 hrs ago #48

$4.66 billion and Boeing expects to lose nearly one billion dollars on the order VMA131Marine 18 hrs ago #14

Spot on! SeattleVet 14 hrs ago #38

Refueling Wifes husband 13 hrs ago #54

Dunno! Seems like something the Presidential airplane should have VMA131Marine 12 hrs ago #58

It only has to fly to MAL and back to DC? WhiteTara 10 hrs ago #64

tRumplethinskin thought it added too much to the cost, and was unnecessary. SeattleVet 9 hrs ago #67

I agree not necessary for 47. RockCreek 9 hrs ago #71

Why the hell is a president who is completely unqualified MadameButterfly 3 hrs ago #80

LOL the someone was Trump he made a deal Historic NY 9 hrs ago #66

No - the original replacement contract was signed in 2015, well before the idiot started making changes. SeattleVet 9 hrs ago #69

I'm perfectly content to allow Boeing to rush the delivery of these planes. Ocelot II 19 hrs ago #4

+1 dalton99a 16 hrs ago #22

Maybe Rebl2 13 hrs ago #47

Wow. boonecreek 11 hrs ago #62

Problem is the next POTUS MadameButterfly 13 hrs ago #49

Only if the plane is still in one piece. royable 8 hrs ago #74

hoping the timing of the disaster MadameButterfly 4 hrs ago #79

Wait, empty tequila bottles on board. Buddyzbuddy 19 hrs ago #6

Excellent point! orangecrush 14 hrs ago #39

There are tons of security and safety implications to this genxlib 19 hrs ago #7

No future president in their right mind orangecrush 14 hrs ago #40

Don't worry about those cracks... WestMichRad 19 hrs ago #9

"the same presidential planes that have been in use for more than 30 years, dating back to George H.W. Bush's term" Polybius 19 hrs ago #10

When these presidential aircraft Deminpenn 15 hrs ago #25

Sure, push for early delivery & have Trump, Musk, Vance & Johnson on board for first flight. NotHardly 19 hrs ago #11

and the drunk, don't forget the drunk. niyad 14 hrs ago #37

Which one? TurboDem 5 hrs ago #77

Well, since we are talking the line of succession, petey. niyad 2 hrs ago #81

How far down the line of succession do you have to go to find a decent person? LearnedHand 14 hrs ago #41

I think we need to win the House MadameButterfly 13 hrs ago #52

If they want a faster delivery . . . SarcasticSatyr 19 hrs ago #12

I would suspect that some of the delay is due to all of the software necessary to make the plane the in2herbs 19 hrs ago #13

Rubio even took the initiative to have the electronics systems pre engineered for Boeing... EarthFirst 18 hrs ago #15

Maybe he can get them faster if he goes with the surprise falling door option. (n/t) thesquanderer 17 hrs ago #16

Turn it over to him right now n/t tinymontgomery 17 hrs ago #18

I imagine Musk may well speed things up Emrys 16 hrs ago #19

Ok... cut the security and expertise needed to work on THESE planes! slightlv 15 hrs ago #23

Hope Boeing Deminpenn 15 hrs ago #24

I don't get it ... why doesn't Musk lend Chump one of his jets? FakeNoose 15 hrs ago #26

Elon's CyberPlane Engineers will save the day bucolic_frolic 15 hrs ago #27

Who stole those strawberries? jeffreyi 15 hrs ago #28

Dear Lord, please have Felon Musk sign off on his engineering orders while trashing Boeing. Please ... marble falls 15 hrs ago #29

Here you go just a few blocks away on the mall 1903 Wright Flyer IA8IT 15 hrs ago #30

Hey Eloon Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 14 hrs ago #31

I have driven past there on the way to Blaine for a work trip BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago #33

eejit n/t mtngirl47 14 hrs ago #36

They should deliver it as is Figarosmom 13 hrs ago #43

Sell the current plane. Aussie105 13 hrs ago #45

Or Trump could fly commercial. Only costs $2. MadameButterfly 13 hrs ago #53

Just bolt stubby wings and jet engines onto a Cybertruck. NBachers 13 hrs ago #50

Trump wants to fly on a plane that musk has something to do with? Good luck with that landing Augiedog 13 hrs ago #51

By all means, Dotard, please a) rely on Edolf's technical prowess to b) rush production RockRaven 13 hrs ago #55

"Rolling back security clearance standards for those working on the presidential planes." LastLiberal in PalmSprings 12 hrs ago #56

I thought he was in charge of everything. What's this Klarkashton 12 hrs ago #57

Fuck him and his stupid Americagasm symbols! Initech 12 hrs ago #59

trump first, safety last Blue Owl 11 hrs ago #60

Oh please pleas put musk in charge' maybe the plane willl explode, or fall out of the sky PortTack 11 hrs ago #61

Give the Big Baby What He Wants MissouriDem47 11 hrs ago #63

What could possibly go wrong with this? Hekate 9 hrs ago #70

Can Elon have his "audit team" help? They know everything. 33taw 8 hrs ago #72

Yes please! swong19104 8 hrs ago #73

These guys have enough of their stupid money to pay for their flights. Screw them. Let them whine and gripe, SWBTATTReg 8 hrs ago #75

737MAX software installed by Russian technicians... Layzeebeaver 5 hrs ago #76

He'll still be able to go to a few countries without getting arrested. Turbineguy 5 hrs ago #78

It would be much sleeker looking tavernier 30 min ago #82

And Musk is going to threaten Boeing with what? Picking another supplier? Grins 6 min ago #83