Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

C_U_L8R

(49,031 posts)

5. Palace? Leave the United States out of it

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue May 13, 2025, 03:22 PM

May 2025

We don't do palaces. If Trump wants to take this golden turkey, he's free to personally accept the bribe and pay for all its upkeep and consequences himself. But the USA does not need or want this flying POS. No way.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

5 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

fierywoman Paper Roses erronis blah blah woof woof Luciferous

26 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Trump's Free Plane Is Not So Free [View all] applegrove May 2025 OP

Elon knows a guy underpants May 2025 #1

"Taking it down to the 'studs'" is how some of the defense folks have described it and even then... hlthe2b May 2025 #2

That would be completely unnecessary, ... JustABozoOnThisBus May 2025 #13

Talk about a white elephant... nitpicked May 2025 #3

He's going to try and take it with him when he inevitably leaves. marble falls May 2025 #4

IF he leaves. Nt Trueblue Texan May 2025 #20

He'll leave on foot or foot first. He gotta leave. marble falls May 2025 #21

That's the deal. TomSlick May 2025 #24

Palace? Leave the United States out of it C_U_L8R May 2025 #5

I assume Trumps plan is take it, park it Johonny May 2025 #6

Hey! What happened to AF-1 with the new no_hypocrisy May 2025 #7

Yup, I thought there was a new one already in the works. GoCubsGo May 2025 #10

I can never figure out how money stillcool May 2025 #8

See this The Register article and another deep dive. erronis May 2025 #9

A jumblow job... BattleRow May 2025 #11

And the award for snarkiest post goes to ....... 70sEraVet May 2025 #16

Cums with a golden shower parachute! 70sEraVet May 2025 #18

I hope he hires the same quality of help to remodel and fly his Flying Palace as he hired to run the government. Midnight Writer May 2025 #12

Yeah. Get the doge boys to take the cock pit. Big Balls - Chief Officer. erronis May 2025 #14

It's a boondoggle bribe. Martin68 May 2025 #15

Here's the worst part jmowreader May 2025 #17

Be easier if Qatar just went back to traditional methods of Trump bribes -- 70sEraVet May 2025 #19

I disagree about the amount of retrofitting needed. Shipwack May 2025 #22

How much more fuel does it need because it is carrying all that rococo applegrove May 2025 #23

Turning Qatari 747 into Air Force One could cost $1 billion and take years, experts say LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 #25

This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 #26