25 May 2025, 05:20
LHeym500Qatar gifting trump a $400mm aircraft
Yeah, and not from a foreign power.
You can say what you wish. This is a play to get around the Constitution to provide Trump with a gift from a foreign power. The whole hat is going to have to be taken apart bolt by bolt at a cost of a couple of billion.
We are only going to need a new jet whatever it cost once his term is over to replace e this one. It is a low point of stupid.
There is no defending this, but go ahead.
25 May 2025, 09:06
crbutlerWhile I agree that getting the plane was Trump's pathological need for bling, you guys have to admit now that you were wrong that the plane was going to Trump.
It went to the pentagon.
Of course, its going to cost a bunch of money to rebuild it and go over it for refurb and then bring it up to snuff with the requirements for AF1.
On the other hand, when is Boeing delivering the other planes? It may end up being AF 1 for a decade...
DOD (with the next president) would get to decide what they do with this aircraft...
We would only need a new jet if Trump is right and the current AF1 is actually not airworthy, and this new plane is not adequate... of course this plane might not be capable of landing in some spots that Trump likes to go, so he will waste money there also.
25 May 2025, 09:15
ANTELOPEDUNDEEquote:
Originally posted by Bobster:
Damn! This must be contagious, or you are deep into the bourbon by now. You sound a few neurons shy of a frontal lobe. We didn't buy the bloody jet; it is being given to us. All Presidential vehicles are purchased and re-built at an exorbitant cost. They are all one-off deals. That is the way it is/has been and the cost of protecting the CIC. This jet is being given to us and being re-built. You got a problem with saving money, or are you just drunk and having one of your outbursts again?
quote:
Originally posted by LHeym500:
What is tense is defending buying a jet for 400 million, then spending another 1-2 billion rebuilding the thing, and using some creative thinking to get around the Constitution.
The jet as is, is not safe nor fit to transport a president. That is not debatable. President Trump is getting a direct benefit to to tone of 1-2.4 billion all in from a foreign power and US tax payers.
There is no justification for this.
We don't NEED THE FUCKING THING since the 2 we have are adequate and we already have 2 more on order.
25 May 2025, 10:25
Mike Mitchellquote:
Originally posted by crbutler:
While I agree that getting the plane was Trump's pathological need for bling, you guys have to admit now that you were wrong that the plane was going to Trump.
It went to the pentagon.
Of course, its going to cost a bunch of money to rebuild it and go over it for refurb and then bring it up to snuff with the requirements for AF1.
On the other hand, when is Boeing delivering the other planes? It may end up being AF 1 for a decade...
DOD (with the next president) would get to decide what they do with this aircraft...
We would only need a new jet if Trump is right and the current AF1 is actually not airworthy, and this new plane is not adequate... of course this plane might not be capable of landing in some spots that Trump likes to go, so he will waste money there also.
No offense, but you are an idiot. Current AF1 has been working fine. trump wants a gold shitter or some other kind of stupid shit that will be necessary on the Qatar jet..
