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turbinetree

(24,632 posts)
Wed Mar 20, 2019, 12:01 AM Mar 2019

White House lied for months about cost of new Air Force One

By Emily Singer - March 19, 2019

The cost of two new Air Force One planes is $1.4 billion more than the White House initially said.

Trump has long touted his ability to lower the cost of two new Air Force One planes, puffing his chest and bragging that he got the cost of the new jets down to $3.9 billion.

However, Government Executive reports that the actual price tag for the Air Force One project is $5.3 billion, according to the fiscal year 2020 budget proposal the Pentagon submitted this week.

That's far, far higher than the $3.9 billion price Trump claimed to negotiate for the planes, and is actually higher than the initial $5 billion estimate the White House said the project would cost before Trump helped "negotiate" the price down.

Back in February 2017, when Trump first announced the deal, he bragged about his negotiating skills and how they helped save taxpayers money on the new Air Force One planes.

https://shareblue.com/white-house-lied-air-force-one-cost/

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White House lied for months about cost of new Air Force One (Original Post) turbinetree Mar 2019 OP
failed piece of shit. JI7 Mar 2019 #1
It just never stops ........................... turbinetree Mar 2019 #2
If his groupies only had a brain... world wide wally Mar 2019 #3
I wouldn't want either of them if he had anything to do with them. duforsure Mar 2019 #4
Putin promised him a deal on some old, Golden Raisin Mar 2019 #5
The newer Air Force One, with super top secret communications systems,... magicarpet Mar 2019 #6
A billion here, a billion there, Don doesn't give a shit. His whole life has been spending other Vinca Mar 2019 #7
The real story will be "white trash house tells the truth". nt UniteFightBack Mar 2019 #8
Lying liar lies. Details at 10. Maru Kitteh Mar 2019 #9
He opens that beak malaise Mar 2019 #10
The Art of (Lying About) the Deal. nt Codeine Mar 2019 #11
did trump add gold toilets? spanone Mar 2019 #12
No way I'm paying $5 billion... jcgoldie Mar 2019 #13

duforsure

(11,882 posts)
4. I wouldn't want either of them if he had anything to do with them.
Wed Mar 20, 2019, 01:26 AM
Mar 2019

And wouldn't trust using them , or them being secure.

magicarpet

(13,941 posts)
6. The newer Air Force One, with super top secret communications systems,...
Wed Mar 20, 2019, 04:26 AM
Mar 2019

..... right into Putin's office.

Vinca

(50,170 posts)
7. A billion here, a billion there, Don doesn't give a shit. His whole life has been spending other
Wed Mar 20, 2019, 07:53 AM
Mar 2019

people's money. Why would he change his ways now? When the big crash comes, he's likely to be out of office and will be blaming the Democratic POTUS trying to clean up his mess.

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