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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(138,929 posts)
Fri Jun 19, 2026, 07:53 PM Jun 19

'Nothing like it.' Trump unveils new Air Force One grifted from Qatar

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday, June 19, rolled out his much-debated lavish new ride — a Qatar-gifted Boeing 747 jet that is now Air Force One.

Trump showcased the retrofitted plane — painted shiny red, white, and blue — in an airplane hangar at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland before he headed to Camp David presidential retreat for Father's Day weekend.

With Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the U.S.A." blasting on loudspeakers, Trump walked down a flight of stairs off the new Air Force One, which features the presidential seal and the words "United States of America" along its side.

"The workmanship of this plane is — when you see it, you won't believe it," Trump said in remarks to an audience of service members. "Actually, the quality of the woods, the quality of the materials, the quality of the engines ‒ these engines are the finest in the world. Nothing like it."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/nothing-trump-unveils-air-force-213943950.html

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'Nothing like it.' Trump unveils new Air Force One grifted from Qatar (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 19 OP
If no one would get hurt, I'd wish something catastrophic to happen to it. hlthe2b Jun 19 #1
I don't get this. A personal gift from Qatar that taxpayers paid for the renovations and upkeep but Deuxcents Jun 19 #2

hlthe2b

(115,214 posts)
1. If no one would get hurt, I'd wish something catastrophic to happen to it.
Fri Jun 19, 2026, 07:55 PM
Jun 19

But, I want no one hurt, so, I guess I will have to learn to live with this monstrous grift.

Deuxcents

(28,283 posts)
2. I don't get this. A personal gift from Qatar that taxpayers paid for the renovations and upkeep but
Fri Jun 19, 2026, 08:00 PM
Jun 19

It’s his to take with him for his presidential library? Will taxpayers pay for the storage until his library is built? Meanwhile, he’s gonna use it for his own pleasure and official duties so he gets around the gift clause?

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