Summary
Trump lashed out at bipartisan critics after reports revealed he plans to accept a $400 million Boeing 747-8 jet from Qatar for use as Air Force One.
In a Truth Social post, Trump dismissed concerns as “world class losers” complaining about a transparent gift. Qatar stated the plane is under legal review between its Ministry of Defense and the Pentagon.
Critics, including Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Chris Murphy, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, accused Trump of corruption and violating the Constitution.
Even allies like Laura Loomer led the MAGA pushback to the jet deal.
Hope he paid the 10% tarrif on that $400 mil plane being shipped here from another country lol
Tariffs for thee, not for me.
I saw it in some xitter screenshot. The tariff was the 5.5 billion golf course on his name.
Maybe we will get lucky and he’ll invite musk and other billionaire backers into the plane for its first official flight, at which point Boeing plane does what it does best coupled with a crippled FAA… one can dream.
I would like that. Reminds me of that time when 16 Russian admirals bit the dust due to their grift…
Corrupt piece of shit.
He ain’t got no mind to lose.
First of all, he is not “losing his mind”. You cannot lose what you already lost decades ago.
I’d go even further. You can’t lose what you’ve never had.
Of course he cannot accept it. It is not American made. We know American first. And then think of all the tariffs he would need to pay for it!
747-8…
not American made
No…that’s not the problem.
So…is anyone not thinking that the plane is absolutely chock full of spying devices? I mean sure Trump is too stupid to think of it as anything other than a tribute to his greatness but is there a single sane person there?
Oh, this jet is going to have more bugs than a rainforest. It will be hilarious and compromising.
And just wait until he starts keeping classified documents in the airplane lavatory next to the photocopier.
i dont think you need to bug trumps planes, he has a big mouth and will say anything for money.
There probably is, hence “bipartisan critics”
No need for spying devices, he’s for sale they can just buy the info they need.
I can’t remember did I actually read it or hallucinated it, but I remember something about trump “selling” (auctioned?) “dinner with Trump” events and most of the tickets are bought out by “foreign influence”. He is clearly selling “chance to influence trump over dinner” tickets knowingly.
Yea the auction ended yesterday.
The ol’ Trojan plane trick…gets em’ everytime.
One man’s beautiful gift is almost everyone else’s blatant corruption.
Alternative headline: “Spoiled child throws tantrum when told No.”
Trump is a disgrace
Trump is a insider threat.
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What the fuck? Trump ordered new AF1 and 2 from Boeing not long ago.
He ordered them in his first term. They are currently slated to enter into service in 2029.
1 is used for secret communications with RUSSIA, msb, and qatari.
I am kinda hoping that Grand Theft Aviation happens, with AOC and Bernie leading Free America from those two jets.
Loses his mind? Well, that’s redundant.
Can’t lose what you never had 🙂
No it’s impossible
So trump now owes Qatar a 400 billion dollar favor, it’s that simple
(For those not getting it, it’s a jab at doge mixing up million and billion)
He absolutely DOES owe them 400 billion now.
To quote Kurt Hansen from Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty. “To make billions, you first need to grease the palms of others with millions”.
Besides the obvious corruption, it’s a national security issue. I’m not an aircraft designer, but I’m pretty sure there’s quite a bit of electronics aboard that craft. Pretty easy to slip in a few listening devices.
To be fair, the trump crew don’t observe any real security anyway, so all of the more competent competent competitors likely already know our secrets.
I mean, assuming that trump doesn’t just tweet them out, he’d absolutely sell our secrets for some graft.
Or members of his cabinet just accidentally add foreign agents to classified chats…
Not to mention the refit to include all the secure communication equipment Air Force One has. Also ECM, active countermeasures, NBC equipment, refuelling, etc.
its around 2.6billion. and he might ask for more than 1 plane i bet.
And then remove part of it a year later when it transfers to him
Realistically, it would probably cost more to retrofit a plane than to just build it from scratch.
It is a decade or more to build.
Indeed.
It’s peak Trump; it starts out criminal, and then veers into wildly stupid, with stops for complete insanity and horrible bad taste.
Slightly off topic. This video shows Obama and Jerry Seinfeld sitting in the actual Presidential limo. When you see it in the movies the back seat roomy enough for four adults. In actuality, the armor makes the interior tight for two folks.
Air force one is not a plane it’s just the cal sign of any air force plane the president is on. Executive one is any commercial plane the president is on.
Why does only NBC get their equipment added and not the other TV stations
Because that’s the station The Apprentice was on. /s
Incase people don’t know NBC stands for Nuclear, Biological, Chemical.
That was my first though, that airplane is gonna have a direct line to the government of Qatar
If nothing else you can basically guarantee it will be traceable
The more you think about it, the stupider the idea is.
Besides the obvious security problems, Air Force 1 is to a regular plane what a Formula One racer is to a regular car. Someone else pointed out things like counter-surveillance measures, refueling, etc etc.
It would be twice as expensive to retrofit it.
Air Force 1 is to a regular plane what a Formula One racer is to a regular car
Achshually. Air Force 1 is used to refer to any Air Force aircraft the president travels on. That’s why it’s taken off more times than it’s landed.
=golf clap=
And those planes aren’t normal off the lot planes, they’re especially not normal off the lot planes “gifted” by the Saudi’s so what’s your point, just felt being pedantic would get you some attention?
Is just a fun little fact that Air Force 1 isn’t a plane.
I’m sure Qatar sees him saying “yeah, then it’ll be mine” and are thinking ‘nooo, we wanted all the presidents to use it…’
Then you’re not up to speed…
January 2029 it transfers to the “trump presidential library” so he can keep using it.
It’s not even to “the office” it’s a personal gift to trump.
I’m often not up to speed. I guess we just wait to see what this buys them?
It’s the same country that was/is bribing Eric Adams…
They have so much oil money (exported 24 billion worth in 2022) that they just throw money at anyone that will take it.
400 million just isn’t that much money to them where they need to have an immediate payout.
They’re in the top 10 wealthiest royal families, and that’s just what legal money is on the books
Or a shutoff switch.
But, would that be so bad?
But I waaaant it!
Don’t…care…how…
I want it NOW!
