Fat Orange Rapist Felon Grampy Jesus is REALLY ANGRY that you don't want him to have a nice new $400M plane.

[Miles Archer]

Tea Pain
‪@teapainusa.bsky.social‬

See? I admitted it right after you caught me! It can’t be corruption if I tell everybody on social media!

https://bsky.app/profile/teapainusa.bsky.social/post/3lowsckajz22s

(In case this isn't posting correctly, Tea Pain shared a screen shot of Trump's "Truth Social" rant, about Democrats not liking his "FREE GIFT" and demanding that he pay for a new Air Force One.

I'm not going to transcribe it because screw Trump. That's the gist of it. Backlash was swift, and not just from Democrats.

[Deuxcents]

1. Nothing is free..not even kittens. This "gift" is not his as it will belong to the country if it ever happens

I don’t think he understands that he cannot keep gifts from foreign governments..maybe his advisors need to go over that stipulation with him again

[SheltieLover]

2. Someone tell man baby no?

That'll be the day...

[calimary]

14. They're probably afraid.

AFRAID!!!

[SheltieLover]

19. Then they should grow spines

[2MuchNoise]

29. Then they should resign and find safer jobs.

Spend more time with their families.

[SheltieLover]

31. Pffft. Repukes pushing back from the lush Fed feeding trough?

Never happen.

[tanyev]

3. Anyone with a lick of sense would be suspicious of such an expensive gift from a country with extensive ties to Hamas.

But we all know Donny was out playing golf in a lightning storm the day sense was being handed out.

[Deuxcents]

4. This "gift" is far from free and why is Qatar so generous? Where will this sky palace be parked..

Who pays for crew, maintenance, fuel and security? This is a Trojan Horse, imo. I’m very skeptical

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. I think you mean white elephant (ruinous gift). Trojan horse would refer to any espionage bugs. So could be both

If the Thai king wanted to ruin some domestic adversary, he would give them a white elephant. Because it was from the king the person could not give it away because that would disrespect the king and the person would be shunned by everyone and go down. So the person had to pay for upkeep and feeding and maintenance that they could not afford and would go down that way. Plus people would consider the recipient to be rich and expect them to be generous in turn, spending money in the community, which they would soon not be able to afford.

Here's a better explanation:

The term derives from the sacred white elephants kept by Southeast Asian monarchs in Burma, Thailand (Siam), Laos and Cambodia.[2] To possess a white elephant was regarded—and is still regarded in Thailand and Burma—as a sign that the monarch reigned with justice and power, and that the kingdom was blessed with peace and prosperity. The opulence expected of anyone who owned a beast of such stature was great. Monarchs often exemplified their possession of white elephants in their formal titles (e.g., Hsinbyushin, lit. 'Lord of the White Elephant' and the third monarch of the Konbaung dynasty).[3] Because the animals were considered sacred and laws protected them from labor, receiving a gift of a white elephant from a monarch was simultaneously a blessing and a curse. It was a blessing because the animal was sacred and a sign of the monarch's favour, and a curse because the recipient now had an animal that was expensive to maintain, could not be given away, and could not be put to much practical use.

The Trojan Horse had a military weapon inside (a cadre of special forces military). There would likely be bugs in the plane that Russia (for example) could exploit on the ground by tapping into whatever stream the Qataris obtained from the plane.

So perhaps it is both.

[tanyev]

22. Yes, the Trojan Horse analogy occurred to me, too.

One assumes that U.S. security specialists would go over every inch of it to make sure it is bug-free, in both communications and mechanical safety, but who the hell knows with this fool in charge? Show him an interior dripping with gold and he’s liable to “hereby order” that this Plane is Ready to Fly IMMEDIATELY!

[Miles Archer]

23. One detail I DID see...

...is that when it's set to go to it's "final destination" (the "Trump Presidential Library Foundation&quot , the AIR FORCE is set to pay all associate costs with getting it there, which means you and I will be paying for it with our taxes.

[Wounded Bear]

5. Air Force One is not a corporate jet...

It is a mobile command center. The "gift" would require months, maybe years of work and millions in systems and upgrades to it to operate as Air Force One. Hell, just the weight increase would probably require a rebuild of the entire landing gear system.

Another bribe offered to stroke trump's vanity.

This shit is so tiring.

[SunSeeker]

13. It should be called Whore House One, not Air Force One.

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[Javaman]

26. how much gold spray paint did you use? all of it. nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. Probably the Qatari espionage bugs are also free and step-bugged by Russia

Meaning any espionage Qataris download would be copied downstream by the Russians.

[Deuxcents]

9. So..that white elephant could be loaded with nefarious bugs wrapped in gold leaf?!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

10. Trojan Horse (had special forces military inside). Plane more T Horse than W.E. because US could afford upkeep. . . nt

[Deuxcents]

11. Hmmm...one might be more expensive with upkeep than the other but they're both budget busters

[Bernardo de La Paz]

12. Def not helpful to the budget, not needed. Plus I'm pretty sure it would need lots of mods for command center

Have to be able to command military from plane. Also needs a medical room. All those mods are distinctly in the white elephant category. A gift that causes costs.

And then all the command center stuff would have to be removed before turn over to his comic book library: more elephant expense at the end.

[Cha]

8. While this Orange thing you describe is Stealing Money

From Hungry Kids!

[Old Crank]

15. It is almost as if

Loopy Loomer judt found out that he stands for nothing other than lining his pockets.

[BurnDoubt]

17. She'll cuddle up to him just the same.

[BurnDoubt]

16. No one in this "deal" is trustworthy.

Looks and feels like a bribe. And kicks Boeing while it's down... a two-fer!!!!!

[Old Crank]

18. Pammie, bribed DA,

Worked as a Qatar lobbyists for years. Nothing to see here.

[B.See]

20. What's REALLY sick is that tomorrow, MAGA TWO-DOLLS

nation will be falling all over themselves defending this shit and glorifying Trump's well-deserved-ness.

...their wholly holey lawd.

[Miles Archer]

24. They have been citing the "HE GAVE UP HIS SALARY!" thing incessantly.

His "SALARY" is a TINY FRACTION of what we are paying for his golf, Super Bowl, Daytona etc amusement, not to mention the $90 MILLION "Military Parade in his honor," if it happens.

[hatrack]

21. Shitstain got angry when informed that he couldn't decorate Trump Airlines planes with marble . . .

So, yeah, I'd say:

A. GIve him the plane
B. Let him spend the next two years choosing fabric swatches and marble slabs
C. Make sure he's on board for the very first flight of Cathouse One

[Javaman]

25. because there was some weird quid pro quo going on and now he can't do the quo part so no quid. nt

[bif]

27. Is there a problem with the current Air Force One?

As I recall, it's only a couple years old.

[thatdemguy]

28. Just read something on this today, its from Bush 1, they started their life in 1990

From the article I read they cost 2-3 times as much to maintain than the current jets of the same model, just due to age. With the fun added bonus of a lot of the parts are no longer made as they have upgraded almost everything on the 747 in the last 30 years. So parts are getting harder to even find.

[Vinca]

33. It's probably not gold enough.

[Dave Bowman]

30. Fat Orange Rapist Felon Grampy Jesus can go to hell.

[pinkstarburst]

32. Yes, accept a plane from a country with ties to Hamas

A plane that will fly the president around and be a secure command center for the United States. What could possibly go wrong with that plan?