cslifer said:
Except was is being reported it that it will transferred to his "library foundation" at the end of his term. IF that is true, it is obviously a personal gift.
Gig em G said:
You do realize that a significant portion of Americans exist that don't consider themselves Democrats, didn't drink Trump's koolaid, and don't tolerate corruption…from either major party? I thought we were "draining swamps" here?
Gig em G said:
You do realize that a significant portion of Americans exist that don't consider themselves Democrats, didn't drink Trump's koolaid, and don't tolerate corruption…from either major party? I thought we were "draining swamps" here?
flown-the-coop said:Gig em G said:
You do realize that a significant portion of Americans exist that don't consider themselves Democrats, didn't drink Trump's koolaid, and don't tolerate corruption…from either major party? I thought we were "draining swamps" here?
Getting a free airplane would seem to be in line with draining the swamp.
Buying the airplane for 3x value from a company owned by POTUS family members would be swampy.
There are not a significant portion of Americans that hate Trump but don't consider themselves MAGA. Believe that call them concerned moderates and they are a dying breed.
If you cannot get behind Trump fully at this point, then you hate America (in my opinion).
Ellis Wyatt said:
What is this based on?
MelvinUdall said:Ellis Wyatt said:
What is this based on?
Feelings
You go all the way to this based on hearsay?Old McDonald said:
in a surprise to no one, it turns out trump and MAGAworld don't actually mind government corruption as long as they're the ones benefitting from it. replace the swamp and make it swampier!
Sweep4-2 said:
Does the Statue of Liberty fly peoples friends and families around for unlimited trips domestic and abroad?
Terrible optics that make the US look like we need to stand on the side of the road with a cardboard sign asking for a ride.
According to AP reporting in February, the plane 'had' been owned by Qatar. So they apparently purchased it back just to be able to give it to Trump. (to show Trump how much the public bribe means to them of course).MelvinUdall said:blacksox said:
This is a clear bribe. Some of your necks are going to start snapping with all the pretzeling you do to push aside this administration's corruption. It's clown world.
So t has in fact happened and he accepted the plane? May want to give this the 48 hour rule.
fredfredunderscorefred said:According to AP reporting in February, the plane 'had' been owned by Qatar. So they apparently purchased it back just to be able to give it to Trump. (to show Trump how much the public bribe means to them of course).MelvinUdall said:blacksox said:
This is a clear bribe. Some of your necks are going to start snapping with all the pretzeling you do to push aside this administration's corruption. It's clown world.
So t has in fact happened and he accepted the plane? May want to give this the 48 hour rule.
"Trump on Saturday toured a newer Boeing 747-800 airplane to check out new hardware and technology features and highlight the aircraft maker's delay in delivering updated versions of the Air Force One presidential aircraft, the White House said Saturday. Trump visited the 13-year-old private aircraft that had been owned by the Qatari royal family while it was parked at Palm Beach International Airport."
https://apnews.com/article/trump-air-force-one-boeing-plane-355ed87b00d7d82a061297f68c4ed89b
You're reading it correctly....MelvinUdall said:fredfredunderscorefred said:According to AP reporting in February, the plane 'had' been owned by Qatar. So they apparently purchased it back just to be able to give it to Trump. (to show Trump how much the public bribe means to them of course).MelvinUdall said:blacksox said:
This is a clear bribe. Some of your necks are going to start snapping with all the pretzeling you do to push aside this administration's corruption. It's clown world.
So t has in fact happened and he accepted the plane? May want to give this the 48 hour rule.
"Trump on Saturday toured a newer Boeing 747-800 airplane to check out new hardware and technology features and highlight the aircraft maker's delay in delivering updated versions of the Air Force One presidential aircraft, the White House said Saturday. Trump visited the 13-year-old private aircraft that had been owned by the Qatari royal family while it was parked at Palm Beach International Airport."
https://apnews.com/article/trump-air-force-one-boeing-plane-355ed87b00d7d82a061297f68c4ed89b
Ok, maybe my comprehension is off, the title of the article use "considering" and in the article it says "purchasing". Again, maybe I misread, but I didn't see where the plane was going to be gifted to him. But I will happily eat my words if I am off on comprehension of the linked article.
There should be more outrage than F16, but glad it exists here nonetheless.TriAg2010 said:zephyr88 said:
So... Qatar gives $$$ to A&M (via college programs), and crickets.
Crickets from who? There are pages and pages of F16 topics with TexAgs users saying the A&M campus in Qatar is concerning.
That one was scrapped and sold for spare parts to canada. The new one is in service, sort of, but not regularly hauling POTUS around yet. (Went from EH-101 to S-92 based.).flown-the-coop said:Is the new chopper fully in service? I recall Biden was testing it out a few times and there would be a phased roll in of the new aircraft.nortex97 said:
It's also that usaf and secret service etc have constantly changed specs, and need for super high level of clearance for anyone on the program. This is also why the marine one program a ways back (Lockheed) got scrapped when unit costs hit around a half billion bucks for a chopper.
And I had seen the same about the constantly changing specs. Certainly does not help.
So taxpayers are not paying for AF1. I am ok with that.Nonregdrummer09 said:ABC EXCLUSIVE: President Trump is poised to accept a luxury jet as a gift from Qatar.
— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) May 11, 2025
It’s to be used as Air Force One and then transferred to the Trump library by January 2029.
Perhaps the biggest foreign gift ever. DOJ insists it’s legal, not bribery, not violation of…
Surely we are not ok with this right? A foreign power giving such an important state vehicle to the President? Never mind the Constitutional implications, what about state security?
There's a lot of things that I think Trump does well, but his biggest weakness are people playing to his ego.
Madagascar said:
Anyone melting down over this has clearly never been to a presidential museum. The walls are covered with fancy gifts from other countries.
If the media reported about all of that, how could they breathlessly screech about everything Donald Trump does?Madagascar said:
Anyone melting down over this has clearly never been to a presidential museum. The walls are covered with fancy gifts from other countries.
zephyr88 said:There should be more outrage than F16, but glad it exists here nonetheless.TriAg2010 said:zephyr88 said:
So... Qatar gives $$$ to A&M (via college programs), and crickets.
Crickets from who? There are pages and pages of F16 topics with TexAgs users saying the A&M campus in Qatar is concerning.
japantiger said:
Conversations between Qatar and the US over an AF1 plane are in fact happening. That alone is ill advised.Quote:
But Ali Al-Ansari, Qatar's Media Attach to the U.S., told POLITICO the reports are "inaccurate."
"The possible transfer of an aircraft for temporary use as Air Force One is currently under consideration between Qatar's Ministry of Defense and the U.S. Department of Defense, but the matter remains under review by the respective legal departments, and no decision has been made," he said.
