The truth comes out : Trump's grift plane a piece of sheiss. The grifter got grifted.
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Imagine if this had been Biden accepting a plane from China. OOOOOOOOH, heads would have melted here and in the US on the right side of the echo chamber.
So, there are two perfectly fine planes for Trump to fly in. He is accepting a third plane that will take years to overhaul and equip to the standards of the POTUS plane. There are two brand new planes on order from Boeing to arrive around the time the grift plant is ready. The cost of the "free" plane is horrendous for the time it will be used for the president of the United States.
Under the U.S. Constitution's Foreign Emoluments Clause (Article I, Section 9, Clause 8), federal officials, including the President, are prohibited from accepting any present, emolument, office, or title from foreign states without the consent of Congress. This clause is designed to prevent foreign influence on U.S. officials. Times Union+3Wikipedia+3EveryCRSReport+3Axios+1Times Union+1
The Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act of 1966 further stipulates that tangible gifts from foreign governments exceeding "minimal value" (currently set at $480) must be accepted on behalf of the United States and become U.S. government property. Such gifts are typically handled by the National Archives and Records Administration. Brookings+2EveryCRSReport+2Vox+2
Domestic Gifts:
While there is no specific statute that outright prohibits the President from accepting domestic gifts, the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 requires the President to publicly disclose gifts over a certain value (currently $260) received by them or their immediate family.
The president can purchase any gifts given to him if he pays the fair price of the gift to the government.
The President of the United States can purchase a gift received from a foreign government from the U.S. government, but only under specific conditions laid out in U.S. law.
Here’s how it works:
Relevant Law:
The Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act (5 U.S.C. § 7342) allows federal employees—including the President—to accept gifts of more than “minimal value” from foreign governments on behalf of the United States (i.e., not personally). These gifts become U.S. government property.
However, the law provides a mechanism for the recipient to buy the gift back:
Purchase of Gift:
According to 5 U.S.C. § 7342(c)(1)(B):
Key Conditions:
- The gift must first be reported and turned over to the GSA or other designated agency.
- The government determines the fair market value of the item.
- The official (e.g., the President) must pay the appraised value from personal funds.
If a foreign leader gives the President a watch valued at $10,000, he must turn it over. If he wishes to keep it, he can apply to purchase it at the appraised value set by the GSA.
I hope Trump gets a surprise when they stick him with the bill.
It will be poetic justice if Trumps shitter after he leaves office will be in a federal prison.
This is retarded, there are 2 747-800s already undergoing completion to the VC-25 standard. The cost of the project is currently projected at $5.3B so you can see the actual cost of the airframe is pretty much a rounding error in the whole Boeing gift. Taking this 747-800 custom VIP, will probably cost at least 1.8B (engineering cost is divided by 3 now) and another 700m to return it to VIP standard. Plus it probably will have Qatari systems that need to be removed its a shitshow.
The entire Grift plane needs to be taken apart and carefully checked. Just inspecting the cockpit alone would cost a huge amount probably more than simply replacing all the parts straight from the factory. But the real problem isn’t just the cost of making the plane meet the strict standards of Air Force One. The bigger issue is what it would say about the United States.
Air Force One isn’t just a plane, it represents the country and the office of the President. Accepting a plane with questionable quality or unknown issues could damage America’s reputation and raise concerns about safety and leadership. No serious world leader would accept a plane like this for official use. Every time the plane would land on foreign soil there would be snicking and whispers of questionable manner in which the plane was obtained. Far from being an object of prestige, it would be an object of shame. In the end, the true cost isn’t just money, it’s the loss of trust and respect.
I hope that when the plane is eventually transferred to Trump after his time in office, the government sends it to him along with a bill for its full value.. And right after that, they should seize it on the spot. Given the serious legal trouble he faces, there’s a real risk he could try to flee the country, and handing him a working jet would be reckless.
Air Force One isn’t just a plane, it represents the country and the office of the President. Accepting a plane with questionable quality or unknown issues could damage America’s reputation and raise concerns about safety and leadership. No serious world leader would accept a plane like this for official use. Every time the plane would land on foreign soil there would be snicking and whispers of questionable manner in which the plane was obtained. Far from being an object of prestige, it would be an object of shame. In the end, the true cost isn’t just money, it’s the loss of trust and respect.
I hope that when the plane is eventually transferred to Trump after his time in office, the government sends it to him along with a bill for its full value.. And right after that, they should seize it on the spot. Given the serious legal trouble he faces, there’s a real risk he could try to flee the country, and handing him a working jet would be reckless.
