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ret5hd

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27. Beware Qataris bearing gifts.

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Thu May 15, 2025, 06:07 PM

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The plane being a White Elephant gift is the funniest turn this saga could have taken [View all] demmiblue May 15 OP

It's not that funny if the tax payer foots the bill. I'm betting we will end up doing it. Autumn May 15 #1

Seems hard to even "regift" them unc70 May 15 #2

Trump will/would come up with some stupid crap. chouchou May 15 #3

The appeal of some audaciously conceived aircraft never takes off. John1956PA May 15 #4

such a child dweller May 15 #5

Well, maybe he shouldn't fly anywhere if the current Air Force One is in such bad shape Walleye May 15 #6

As someone posted yesterday, let him have the plane, but restrict its access to the Newark Aiport only. spooky3 May 15 #15

Good one! Walleye May 15 #19

Most children hate hand-me-downs. vanlassie May 15 #35

It's illegal, end of story. LuvJoesPartner May 15 #7

Didn't the courts basically suspend the slightlv May 15 #25

Simpler solution. Require Congress to approve the expenditure of upgrading karynnj May 18 #44

K&R for, *DELICIOUS!* UTUSN May 15 #8

I wonder how much he'll charge his Secret Service detail... ECL213 May 15 #9

One month of his crypto grift profits not fooled May 15 #10

Retrpofit would cost more than the whole new plane if it were even possible. Mopar151 May 15 #32

Eiter GMTA or she reads DU Warpy May 15 #11

While there is no way in hell this should happen, ToxMarz May 15 #12

We should all send our garbage to Mag a Lardo Blue Owl May 15 #13

Ah yes, "The Art of the Deal!" colorado_ufo May 15 #14

Or in this case, "there's one born every minute..." n/t the nelm May 16 #38

It is the equivalent of buying a used ferry boat randr May 15 #16

Why The Qataris Are Happy To Dump Their 747 On Trump LetMyPeopleVote May 15 #17

Ignorant dumbass Iamscrewed May 15 #18

Trump is a Billionaire MissouriDem47 May 15 #20

or get one of his tech bros to buy it for him! slightlv May 15 #26

What if Congress refuses to allocate money to upgrade it karynnj May 18 #45

And while everyone is on this story madville May 15 #21

Trump IS the White Elephant. SleeplessinSoCal May 15 #22

They know an easy mark when they Figarosmom May 15 #23

Proving yet again MLWR May 15 #24

Beware Qataris bearing gifts. ret5hd May 15 #27

They found a chump!! Demovictory9 May 15 #28

Here in Pittsburgh, we have a different term for "white elephant" FakeNoose May 15 #29

It's not a gift. It's a bribe Prairie Gates May 15 #30

OMG LOL!!! 😂 AllyCat May 15 #31

The shart of the deal. Harker May 15 #33

Gotta remember, AF-1 is a sweet ride! Mopar151 May 15 #34

He expects to take a fully outfitted BidenRocks May 15 #36

If he takes the plane as his private property after stepping down, will it hasten his departure? BadgerMom May 16 #37

It's going to take two and a half years and $100 million to make it useful as Air Force One. LastLiberal in PalmSprings May 16 #39

We all know the symbol of the (R) party is the Elephant. aggiesal May 16 #40

All of the uber-rich should be shamed and ostracized as a matter of course SpankMe May 16 #41

This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote May 18 #42

These people are so rich they can pore 500mil into an airplane and dump it without much thought uponit7771 May 18 #43