Emir Force One
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Andrew McCarthy calls it what it is.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/qatars-plane-gift-to-president-trump/
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@Mik A deal with Putin?
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Mr. Trump points out that only a stupid person would turn down a free $400M plane.
He makes a good point.
We don't want a stupid person as president.
It is a difficult situation, but a nice gesture by the Qataris.
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Mr. Trump points out that only a stupid person would turn down a free $400M plane.
He makes a good point.
We don't want a stupid person as president.
It is a difficult situation, but a nice gesture by the Qataris.
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Mr. Trump points out that only a stupid person would turn down a free $400M plane.
He makes a good point.
We don't want a stupid person as president.
It is a difficult situation, but a nice gesture by the Qataris.
@Copper said in Emir Force One:
Mr. Trump points out that only a stupid person would turn down a free $400M plane.
Any idiot could tell you there's no such thing as a free plane.
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I wonder what year the plane is from. They mention that the current 747's used by the president are 30 years old. I would think that the government would be able to procure a more recent one from another source just as easy and would avoid all the conflict of interest with this one.
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I wonder what year the plane is from. They mention that the current 747's used by the president are 30 years old. I would think that the government would be able to procure a more recent one from another source just as easy and would avoid all the conflict of interest with this one.
@taiwan_girl said in Emir Force One:
the current 747
A plain old 747, even the latest models, only cost about $400M.
The new 747s being built to be used as Air Force 1 will cost about 10X that - $4 billion, or more. Air Force 1 is special.
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Oh, I understand that they are expensive. I assume that if they do take the one from Qatar, it will probably be "stripped" down to almost nothing and then rebuilt to Air Force one specifications.
It would be very rare for a government to give a gift to another government with no expectation of anyting in return.
