When is Trump going to turn into this guy everyone says he is?
NeverTrump says he’s a liberal as he assembles a very conservative cabinet, and the left says he’s greedy and setting up secret slush funds as he makes a move toward austerity.
It’s almost like they are deranged, or something.
Trump Says U.S. Should ‘Cancel Order’ for New Air Force One, Citing Costs.
Aircraft maker is the latest company to come under scrutiny by the incoming commander-in-chief.
In a Twitter post Tuesday, Mr. Trump said the cost for a new “Air Force One” plane for future presidents was “more than $4 billion. Cancel order!”
Representatives for Boeing and the Pentagon couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.
Hell, he’s already got his own plane!
WINNING!!!!!
He is definitely not going to play along to get along.
What’s wrong with the current fleet? I bet it smells like feet!
After 8 years of Zer0 and Mooch, there’s no way to get rid of that stench!
‘more’ site is paywalled.
Meanwhile the latest calculations by Judicial Watch show this:
Obama family travel, vacations, cross $85 million mark.
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/obama-family-travel-vacations-cross-85-million-mark/article/2608882
$4 billion? I know it has extra-special hardware and software but dang,4 bil? Wonder what we paid for the last one.
C-17 Globemaster Unit Cost: $202.3 million (fiscal 1998 constant dollars)
http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/FactSheets/Display/tabid/224/Article/104523/c-17-globemaster-iii.aspx
F22 Raptor Unit cost: $143 million
http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/FactSheets/Display/tabid/224/Article/104506/f-22-raptor.aspx
DJT does not fit into any political mold known to pundits and other pols, so ALL of them will be able to point to, to them, anomalous behavior as inconsistent and unpresidential.
So what? If they get to define proper behavior on the fly, they’ll always be able to whine about failure to exhibit that behavior.
BTW – “DJT” is pronounced “digit” (at least in my head).
@Burner: Try this: Google “Trump Says U.S. Should ‘Cancel Order’ for New Air Force One, Citing Costs”. Then click on first hit.
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The current AF1 is 747-200
Price – $ 390 million U.S. Estimated*
Welcome to the New Air Force One Mr. President …
Manufactured from –
1990 – Present
https://www.aircraftcompare.com/helicopter-airplane/New-Air-Force-One/36
North Carolina near Bragg.
Trump Thank You Rally tonight.
Mad Dog on tour.
Side note for BFH.
Exclusive Art work soon.
For IOTWreport first.
Details later date.
Christmas timeframe.
Lunar scheduling.
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Sky Dog
i have been trump all the way, but for the love of god will somebody kill his twitter account
AF ONE planes are built to withstand a nuclear blast. The special features make it ultrasecure. I admire Trump’s approach and ethic. They should be refitted. Heck of lot cheaper than replacing the planes. The most important thing is airworthiness. That should not be compromised. We know how these two (Hussein and Moochie) wore them out living on the planes as much as in the White Hut. Taking $85 Million of taxpayer money for their world jaunts is criminal. Those two contributed NOTHING in return. More racism, more division, more hatred is his legacy.
Is this the proper time to reiterate what had to be done to Ide Amin’s plane before civilization was allowed onboard?
I LOVE THIS MAN AND HIS TWITTER ACCOUNT.
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@Sky Dog: Speaking of “Mad Dog”, I gotta share this one:
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tN38KLytNVo/WEYgzf0Yh9I/AAAAAAAAAs0/-XaqKS4HrsMM7L9JAKYRG9CIUh9h4vOTQCLcB/s1600/mad.jpg
h/t Feral Irishman
He’s serious about fixing the problem.
Hope he doesn’t fly around in the plane the 0bamas have been using for all their vacations and apology tours, though. Not just because of the risk of STD’s, but you can bet Barry and Hillary would sabotage something in it. Trump pulled the plug on those bastards.
“Representatives for Boeing and the Pentagon couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.”
Of course they couldn’t, they are ALL on their fainting couches clutching their pearls.
I find it galling that people (media mainly) throw around numbers like billions and trillions like they are nothing.
4 thousand million for an aeroplane?? WTF indeed
I reckon those Cubans in the picture were praying like crazy for AF1 carrying Obama to crash into Fidel & Raul…..”c’mon, threefer!”
Still can’t understand why anyone on the Left does not see the Horse Trading approach Trump uses.
Boeing: “This is our plane that’s for sale”
Trump: “Too expensive by half, send it back, we don’t want it now”
Boeing: “B-B-But”
Media: “Lawdy-Lawdy God All-Mighty! The world is Showly comin’ to an end!”
Airframes can only support a limited number of flight-hours/take-offs & landings. Past that point safety is compromised and the plane can only be refit so many times. You cannot replace the airframe without literally tearing the plane completely apart and you would be better off building a brand new plane. And keep in mind the two planes currently reserved as Air Force One have been in service since 1989 and the Bush-1 administration.
I can understand the planes used as Air Force One being expensive, considering the extra protective measures they likely employ, the communications suites they encompass, the amenities they are required to have. But $4 Billion? You can purchase two brand new nuclear-powered attack submarines with 35 to 40 year lives for that price!
Didn’t 0bama get new planes in the beginning of his 2nd election?
That is usual for spending under demoncraps and rinos. It’s other people’s (US workers and taxpayers) money, so they don’t care, especially when no one is being held accountable for it. If they run out, they’ll just raise our taxes, even while sending our jobs overseas and killing our economy. No effing sense at all. Stupid, evil and incompetent.
Marine 1 Helicopter
@MJA “Didn’t 0bama get new planes in the beginning of his 2nd election?”
Ah okay. Golf Cart 1.