Trump the trash man

If Boeing would finish the job rather than milking the cash cow, we wouldn’t be having this discussion

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., recently claimed that widely-criticized negotiations with Qatar over a $400 million Air Force One temporary replacement gift began under the Biden administration – not after President Donald Trump took office.

"What no one is talking about is [that] this same 747 has been in negotiations for a year," Mullin said on CNN Wednesday.

"The Biden administration is the one that started these conversations. It didn't start underneath the Trump administration – why? Because we need a back-up for Air Force One."

Mullin said there is no current backup plane for Air Force One, which is about 40 years old. A recent backup was retired from service due to "structural issues," the senator said.

So you are saying Trump is stealing Joe's plane?

Yes, Mullin *claimed*... and that's the catch; he's free to tell whatever lie he pleases. So did he bring receipts? Did he name anyone involved in the alleged "negotiations"? I mean... when even FOX news deems it necessary to specify that a GOP politician *claimed* a thing, well... caveat emptor.

You do realize that when the U.S. needs a new Air Force 1 it has but to order a new one custom built in-country, served up from the Everett Facility at a far lower price than the cost of stripping out a second-hand plane and refitting it for guaranteed security and airworthiness, right? You further understand that all this crap coming from the congressional GOP is nothing but thinly-veiled attempts at taking the stink off what potentially amounts to a blatant violation of the Emoluments Clause, correct?