In what may be the most valuable gift ever extended to the United States from a foreign government, the Trump administration is preparing to accept a super luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from the royal family of Qatar.
It is to be available for use by Donald Trump as the new Air Force One until shortly before he leaves office, at which time ownership of the plane will be transferred to the Trump presidential library foundation, sources familiar with the proposed arrangement told ABC News.
The gift is expected to be announced next week, when Trump visits Qatar on the first foreign trip of his second term, according to sources familiar with the plans.
Just imagine how much spyware you can cram into that thing
Yeah, it is in no way secure.
You could fully disassemble it and resemble it and you still couldn’t be totally sure it’s free of bugs and taps. Accepting this gift is a truly enormous security breach.
Are they just ripping off the left behind series? Literally what the Antichrist does in those books
More truthful title:
Fat Orange Imbecile Openly Accepts Bribe. Government Secrets Will Be Sent Back For Years To Come.Is there anywhere I can bet on the likelihood they built it as a Trojan horse that will just fall out of the sky when they’re done with him?
Bad things happen to good people. I wouldn’t bet on this trend changing
I thought that came standard on Boeing.
Yeah, the Qataris are famous for their world leadership in avionics.
Jokes on you, it’s a Boeing.
Oh… I mean… Hmmmm…
I’m going to go talk to my broker real quick.
Please please please please PLEASE!
Lol I had the same idea, good to hear I’m not the only werido that can see the risk.
I would say ‘shhhhhh just in case thats it, dont spoil it’, but his admin cant read anyways.
My first thought seeing this news was “Why would Trump get such a plane for other future Presidents?”.
Firstly, Trump being Trump would find a way to make the plane personally his, even placing some of those special Rolls Royce-made silent engines he likes so much. Secondly he already has his own Trump Force 1 to compete with the current AF1 - would he really be able to see another president flying around on his lux-plane while he has to return to the “poor-billionaire’s” TF1?
Smells like yet another small sign that he isn’t really planning on leaving. Seems like he’s just getting his own upgraded Trump Force 1 under the guise of presidency, using taxpayer money, to serve him until he dies - not until the end of the term - and spend a heck-a-ton more taxpayer money in operating costs to fund his weekly golf trips.
The answer to these questions and more can be yours by reading the article.
The article summary in the post explains that it will be transferred to the Trump Presidential Library Foundation just before he leaves office. So it won’t be available for future presidents.
That foundation sounds like a real-world oxymoron.
My first thought seeing this
newsheadline without reading the article under it was […]Ftfy
There is no way he gives up the plane after his presidency. He is saying he will now to stop anyone from being able to argue that there is any corruption.
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In the distant future: “Why does everyone celebrate an aircraft door plug?”
I bet Israel has that jet bugged and ready to explode lol
I’d bet money there was a bid to pay to get your country’s but put in this plane
Bet
If Trump gets to keep it after his presidency, it’s not a gift to the United States.
It goes to his presidential library for the use of its staff after his presidency. He won’t technically own it, but he’ll be able to use its value indirectly. It’s definitely flouting bribery laws and daring anyone to do something about it.
What would keep a future president from renaming it to the Book Closet of Mexico?
More important things to do, a lack of pettiness, dignity and a good sense of discretion, to name a few. I hope they make an exception for this one thing, though.
Is it bad that things are so bad that this is a win win? like, chance of it being built with Boeing quality? Win. Bugged? Still better than Signal so win. Foreign adversaries threat that uniquely only affects those on board the plane? win with some collateral damage.
I am not seeing a downside
I would bet everything I’m worth that there are surveillance devices in that jet
I’d like to see a game show called “Bribe or Gift?” In which politicians compete for campaign funding.
Anything at all given to a politician should under any circumstances should be considered to be a bribe.
Yes anything.
You would do well on the show.
That’s a nice big target and it’s probably missing the usual AFO anti missile gadgets. They will probably rig it with a kill switch and when Trump misbehaves or flips on their deal they will trigger it.
I bet it has the Signal app built into every screen.
Isnt the 747 old AF and EOL? when was this airframe built? How many miles does it already have on it?
Airplane designs are constantly being updated just because the shape doesn’t have to be. Case in point, though developed in 1963, the latest generation of 747 (the 747-8i) started being delivered in 2012, with the last one in 2023, which is still relatively recent in airplane years.
For another example the B-52 was first introduced in 1955, but is on its 10th generation (B-52J) with updates to avionics as of 2020. So it doesn’t take much to find a good design and then just keep iterating and updating it.
Yeah they’re built to last decades, but only with top maintenance and replacement parts. Which I think was the point of the top-level comment.
It would be a real shame if someone helped it along to a rapid, unplanned, disassembly.
