(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's military deportation flight to Guatemala on Monday likely cost at least $4,675 per migrant, according to data provided by U.S. and Guatemalan officials. www.reuters.com/world/americ... - ThreadSky

carlquintanilla.bsky.social • 28 days ago

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's military deportation flight to Guatemala on Monday likely cost at least $4,675 per migrant, according to data provided by U.S. and Guatemalan officials.

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-military-deportation-flight-likely-cost-more-than-first-class-2025-01-30/

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crunk1977.bsky.social•28 days ago

Very efficient

theoldprof.bsky.social•28 days ago

American taxpayers' dollars hard at work.

mikesmolloy.bsky.social•28 days ago

“DOGE”

flemmingleer.bsky.social•28 days ago

I doubt SNL would have had this idea for a sketch.

It's so surreal. Day 10th of the last Trump presidency.

whiteroseresist.bsky.social•28 days ago

Holy shit!

jer7138.bsky.social•28 days ago

This 🤡 President wants to demonstrate how tough/strong he is to his base. When in fact he's a PAB!

chefdejour.bsky.social•28 days ago

Kickbacks for all!

serioustalk.bsky.social•28 days ago

GOP Congressman don't mind spending money or increasing the deficit as long as it's to hurt people they hate. It's money that helps people they have a problem with.

serioustalk.bsky.social•28 days ago

Congress*men*

ktb1450.bsky.social•28 days ago

Felon 47 treats them like animals. They are shackled. No food, water, or bathroom. No dignity or humanity. HE IS A SUBHUMAN MONSTER.

upsidedown24.bsky.social•28 days ago

How "fiscally responsible" on top of cruel.

supernovalabs.co.uk•28 days ago

And who has the contract

jazzcomposer.bsky.social•28 days ago

Does the rump administration have the labor in place now to replace the deported workers in critical areas such as agriculture?

Is there even a "concept of a plan"?

Is rump trying to create a crisis and then declare martial law?

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/martial-law-united-states-its-meaning-its-history-and-why-president-cant

missgiven.bsky.social•28 days ago

Yes.

sgoudy.bsky.social•28 days ago

It’s ok to spend federal funds, as long as it involves migrants.

wanderingyid.bsky.social•28 days ago

I guess we should have just sent them first class with an air Marshall on board. Then the US would look a bit better than sending them back in handcuffs on a military transport.

p-earl.bsky.social•28 days ago

Hawkish Repugnicans???

alfrede61.bsky.social•28 days ago

Travelocity says that a nonstop one way flight on United on February 9 from LAX to Guatemala City is $197!

cbusdms.bsky.social•28 days ago

Hmm, almost seems like the guy who increased public debt by $7.2Trillion the 1st time he was Prez might care more about culture war spectacle than fiscal responsibility...

dennisyates.ddyates.com•28 days ago

Using military flights to haul anything other than military mission cargo is never a good idea. TRANSCOM has easy access to chartered air carriers that are far less expensive. For that matter, DHS regularly contracts for deportation flights. This was nothing more than a dog and pony show.

jwc123.bsky.social•28 days ago

Hello, DOGE hotline?

springtomind.bsky.social•28 days ago

Every day, it feels like every hour, another example of the idiocy, corruption and decimation of our norms are front and center. It’s week two. I do not know how to survive four years of this.

mdstrickland13.bsky.social•28 days ago

So rich. If Harris sent migrants home by FIRST CLASS,

gop magats would have
🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

But when THEY spend
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$&

icdata.bsky.social•28 days ago

It's all about the show and the spectacle.

sandsbloss.bsky.social•28 days ago

Did someone report this to DOGE yet?

peterbschneider.bsky.social•28 days ago

More reckless spending leading to more inflation. This is just the start of the inflationators no policy presidentcy and saying one thing and doing another. Trump voters have been easly scammed.

rootysmom.bsky.social•28 days ago

Wouldn’t it be nice if that money was being used for so many other necessary things.

anonemus13.bsky.social•28 days ago

It’s amazing how easily the party of fiscal responsibility spends lots of money on red herrings and needle movers like this (plus tax breaks for ultra wealthy) while complaining that spending is out of control or when the same amount goes toward benefitting us, our services or our infrastructure.

lincolnpaine.bsky.social•28 days ago

First class commercial flight from Portland Maine to Guatemala:

moosedog66.bsky.social•28 days ago

Concentration camps

eddiedolan.bsky.social•28 days ago

Alternative strategy: give them immediate citizenship and the $5k as a micro loan to start their own business.

paulmpax.bsky.social•28 days ago

but think of all those poor homeless veterans... why oh why do we spend any of our tax dollars on foreigners instead of those vets? / sarcasm

golgariglenross.bsky.social•28 days ago

Without even reforming the system, $4,500 would go a long way toward an out-of-status migrant paying the filing fees and hiring a lawyer to fix their legal status.

ontja.bsky.social•28 days ago

"Deporting the undocumented all at once would cost the U.S. government at least $315 billion, an amount that expands to $967.9 billion if the U.S. deports one million individuals every year for a decade."

https://unidosus.org/blog/2024/12/06/the-economic-costs-of-mass-deportations-of-long-time-residents/

mdstrickland13.bsky.social•28 days ago

And this doesn't even TOUCH it.

Population x energy use = the economy

Each 1% decr in population (whether u "like" them or not) results in a 2-3% drop in GDP.

Buckle up buttercups.

lucysmom2132018.bsky.social•28 days ago

Americans- “put it on my tab”
Votes have consequences. We’re all going to feel them.

socalduck89.bsky.social•28 days ago

For comparison, a first class ticket on a commercial airline is about $1500. So much for DOGE.

sarahann1952.bsky.social•28 days ago

And he is making us pay for it. Let that sink in while CA, NC, AR, and others suffer.

pamriley.bsky.social•28 days ago

expensive photo ops

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