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LAS14

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8. I have heard, but can't verify, that when the president..

Reply to Stonepounder (Original post)

Tue Feb 21, 2017, 07:02 PM

Feb 2017

... uses Air Force One for campaign (or other private) events, the government is reimbursed with the amount it would have cost to hire a private plane to carry all the passengers.

Does anyone know for sure?

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Who paid for Trump's rally in Melbourne? [View all] Stonepounder Feb 2017 OP

I would like to know who pays for his staff while he is Florida Angry Dragon Feb 2017 #1

Supposedly his campaign paid. His 2016 campaign bravenak Feb 2017 #2

His 2020 campaign. JHB Feb 2017 #12

Really? Fuck him bravenak Feb 2017 #13

The papers were filed a few hours after the inauguration... JHB Feb 2017 #15

Well, we cannot let him pick a Supreme Court Justice during his final year in office, can we? bravenak Feb 2017 #16

I have been wondering this too. n/t Chemisse Feb 2017 #3

Trump's ATM (American Taxpayer's Money). Vinca Feb 2017 #4

i'll bet you and i and every other taxpayers pays for it. spanone Feb 2017 #5

Trump 2020 campaign say they paid for the event ( hanger , signs etc) but WE pkdu Feb 2017 #6

If it was a campaign event why did he taxi in on Airforce One, shouldn't he have used his own plane? mulsh Feb 2017 #7

Technically, any plane the president is on is Air Force One.. JHB Feb 2017 #14

I have heard, but can't verify, that when the president.. LAS14 Feb 2017 #8

Trump said it ... lpbk2713 Feb 2017 #9

Allegedly MFM008 Feb 2017 #10

I did. And so did you. Takket Feb 2017 #11