I can already see how this movie will end. The plane will be a flying spy tool trump will get on it and be blackmailed or worse they will say they will explode the plane in (insert time here) if he doesn’t do something for them. Tick tick…. And trump is no Harrison Ford and will cave. Ugh.
FYI. Frump had already ordered TWO new Airforce One planes during his first term. This "gifted" (grifted) plane, even IF it had been legit, is an over the top embarrassment of luxury befitting a Fascist King. Besides the obvious illegality of it, it's also a Trojan albatross of a security nightmare.
He wants it for one reason and one reason only to keep it for himself and then charge the Secret Service for each seat they occupy. Same thing he did with his own private 747 between his election win and Inauguration Day. It was too much money he was making and he didn't like giving that up.
The president of the United States doesn’t understand how government works or its rules. That is horrifying enough, but the fact that no one is holding him responsible for not following them is the real jaw-dropper.
A gift for federal workers used to be under $20 dollars and not from accepting gifts from sources that could be seen as trying to influence their official duties, such as contractors or individuals with a vested interest in their work.
I wasn't even a federal employee, and the amount of paperwork it took for me to accept a $25 paperweight was ridiculous.
A new plane? Out of the question.
Difficult question. White people can march; you see how LEOs behave when Black people march. Even when they are elected officials.
Contact your Reps.
Join with legitimate established groups.
Protect at-risk people.
Put your money where your mouth is.
Think strategically. Magical thinking is dumb.
It's a bribe. All "gifts" to a president belong to
the American people, he/she are not allowed to take with them when they leave the Whitehouse. This is nothing that any government official should take as a gift.
Pretty sure the 40 year old Air Force one is a lot safer. At this rate you'd hope even the most brainwashed supporter is waking up. It's like he was never told "no" as a kid. Not to mention Qatar is likely laughing how easy it is to buy this dipshit.
They disassemble it completely and reassemble it like on a monthly maintenance basis. You don't get better maintenance than you get with Air Force One.
Always amazes me how the people who cry that they are being persecuted for their religious or political beliefs do nothing to personally uphold and observe those beliefs.
Because that is for losers.
Too many people in our society are unable to distinguish between sociopathy and intellect.
Age doesn’t matter to Air Force One… it is STILL the most advanced plane in the world…. Just as are our B52 bombers which are now 70 years old but still the most lethal in terms of strategic capabilities
Instead of accepting Putins leftover Chinese food, most of it barely eaten, a free gift - crooked socialist dems say it makes America look weak like it can’t afford its own takeout! Crazy!
First, no funds should be appropriated by Congress for the refurbishment if this flying bribe.
Second, as soon as Trump is no longer President make sure his security clearance reflects his traitorous actions so all of the surveillance devices on this plane will be worthless.
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Prepare the Emoluments Clause Impeachment that we should have had five years ago!
A new plane? Out of the question.
Contact your Reps.
Join with legitimate established groups.
Protect at-risk people.
Put your money where your mouth is.
Think strategically. Magical thinking is dumb.
the American people, he/she are not allowed to take with them when they leave the Whitehouse. This is nothing that any government official should take as a gift.
Because that is for losers.
Too many people in our society are unable to distinguish between sociopathy and intellect.
You think people would've
learnt from the first time! 😕
He truly does not understand how business works. Or government. Or reality.
Second, as soon as Trump is no longer President make sure his security clearance reflects his traitorous actions so all of the surveillance devices on this plane will be worthless.