Summary

Trump lashed out at bipartisan critics after reports revealed he plans to accept a $400 million Boeing 747-8 jet from Qatar for use as Air Force One.

In a Truth Social post, Trump dismissed concerns as “world class losers” complaining about a transparent gift. Qatar stated the plane is under legal review between its Ministry of Defense and the Pentagon.

Critics, including Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Chris Murphy, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, accused Trump of corruption and violating the Constitution.

Even allies like Laura Loomer led the MAGA pushback to the jet deal.

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Let him have the plane. Its probably sabotaged anyway.

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I’d guess it would be less dramatic than that. Probably mics and bugs throughout it so they can get some good data on him.

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Since Qatar knows it will be fully disassembled to find bugs, but also has effectively limitless unsupervised time with it, there will probably be some crazy advanced, near-undetectable bugs in the plane components themselves.

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Cameras and WiFi sniffers would be very useful. Not so sure about audio.

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Yeah, we’re all aware of the wonders of Qatari technology, such as their mad-rape-scheduling iPhone app.

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Even better, it’s a Boeing.

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He’s losing a lot of support…

One of the joys of living in a red state, is plenty of uninformed people voted for him. A shit ton of them are saying they’re not voting again.

But with an actual impartial DNC chair, once we get a candidate (especially if it’s a charismatic one who’s economically progressive) it’s gonna be easy to get them to vote D like with Obama.

But with the dnc’s track record, them not voting is the best we can have right now.

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Don’t be fooled. They will fall in line again. They will vote for Trump again if they have to. They’ll have to stop [insert boogeyman here].

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I mean, in some cases these are people I’ve known for 20 years…

But I’m sure you know them better than I do

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Sounds like you’re talking about a very specific anecdotal group of people, and they’re talking about the general trend.

As someone also in a red state, I believe they’re right in general.

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Nah you just underestimate the power of propaganda and cognitive dissonance.

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We’re also on track for voting to barely matter by that point, unless something massive changes first.

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it’s gonna be easy to get them to vote D

I’m not saying to give up on trying to reach them, but there’re people that have never put a ‘D’ on a ballot in their lives. A more “moderate” Republican candidate will just be an excuse to feel justified in their hatred and bigotry again.

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Didn’t Boeing stop making these a few years ago? Like, are Qatar gifting trump a used plane?

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Is surely old but I guess is the setup that makes it worth.

It’s probably a plane with a yacht-level expensive interiors

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Airplanes usually operate on the order of decades. The 747-8 was made between 2012 and 2023, so it’s still a relatively new plane depending on when it was delivered initially.

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Totally. But it is like gifting someone a lightly used Cadillac. Which is weird.

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Yes, but also they still maintain them. Even the new Air Force One 747-800s that are being fitted right now are from a canceled order.

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Wait… The plane is transparent? Wow! We should accept that sucker like now and figure out how they did it! LOL.

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Trump is Wonder Woman

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I hear the wonder lasso is just 3mm long and looks like a mushroom.

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Those Amazon’s have some good tech.

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Transparent Aluminum

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Emperor’s new plane?

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I got some. McMaster sells it as transparent ceramic.

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Sapphire is basically transparent Aluminum and it is used now for strong clear glass, just in small sizes.

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Computer, computer

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That’s a thing and it’s dope.

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Wonder womans plane.

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