US Air Force to spend $1.5 billion retro-fitting gifted Qatari plane for Trump use.
US Air Force to spend $1.5 billion retro-fitting gifted Qatari plane for Trump use
And since the plane gets transferred to Trump's actual ownership after his term, Trump gets a free $2billion plane..
The military is already ordered to strip it again when they are don't with it, meaning he gets all the work done for free.
That's ok because he won't ever leave office again so technically the people will still own it
/s
lol that's not how value works. If you add $1 million worth of mods to your civic and then remove them for a similar cost, you still have an old civic
I wonder how many better planes could be built for that price.
Well considering the current contract for the two 747s Boeing is currently converting for the government is a fixed cost contract that's already paid for technically infinite I guess?
The Air Force awarded Boeing a $3.9 billion contract in 2018 for two new Air Force One planes, updated VC-25B models based on the newer 747-8I. Delivery originally was slated for 2024 but currently they are looking at 2027.
You are missing the point. They are using these defence contracts to funnel themselves money.
Oh look. Another violation of our Constitution.
Hope everyone is well aware that our Constitution is basically toilet paper now.
The collapse of our democracy is imminent.
ongoing
for scale ... how much is that in little girl dolls ?
30 dolls ? 100 dolls ?
Ten million
See, that's what government efficiency looks like!
trump the ever moron, thought he was getting a steal, when in fact that 400million jet had a very expensive upkeep. it was mostly like costing QATARIS to even having sit in an airplane hanger in thier country before "gifting" it to trump.
Taxpayers spending billions to accept a bribe that's a fraction of the cost.
America cant even do bribing right.
spend our money. to corporations. for this shit.
Hey, if you can figure out a cheaper way for the president to accept bribes they'll be happy to ignore it
How I learned to stop worrying and love the grift
OP, I think you just linked ABC's home page instead of the article
Well that’s embarrassing, updated now thanks.
Link to the article
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-22/trump-accepts-jet-gift-qatar-boeing-us-politics-/105321916
Thanks!
The art of the deal
Hahaha, haha, American people won't allow this, they have guns
Can we please stop all planes that use fossil fuels?
i wish, batteries are still too heavy to replace jet fuel, hydrogen could work weight wise, but too low density and you just don't have space in an airplane (you could design one but it'll be too big and have too much drag).
best possibility for now is biofuels. basically plug and play.
better yet, replace all major overland routes with high speed rail, much cheaper than flying anyways.
Sail boats work great.
No.
So now I guess Trump really is a billionaire?
Will the us airforce be spending 1.5 billion on trump?
No, the U.S. Air Force is not spending $1.5 billion on a plane for Trump. The claim likely stems from a misunderstanding or misrepresentation of two separate issues involving Trump and Air Force One.
Why do you spread lies?
urth flaat akshually, no sauce, just know
This is EXACTLY why we ELIMINATED my Child's EDUCATION! So we can Afford THIS!
And food and health assistance for the most at-risk Americans.
(You do know our tax dollars still go to this when "the poors" get arrested or die in the streets, right?)
Fuck this country.