The Flying Palace

Well, another weekend gone.

And another week to start.

Damn!

Time to get back to work.

Let's talk a bit about Donald Trump's "free plane".  

The government of Qatar has offered up a $400 million dollar jumbo jet for use as the new Air Force One.

The interior is two whole floors of excessive opulence or Trump's go-to design motif. The plane is described as a "flying palace".   

Li'l Donnie says it would be "stupid" to say no to a free plane worth $400 million.  

Well, the U.S. Constitutions says "no" to such gifts but fuck that, Attorney General Pam Bondi has already signed off on a memo that acceptance of this gift would be perfectly legal.  

Well, I feel better about it already as we know that Trump picked Bondi for Attorney General for her keen analytical mind and her proficient understanding of the law and... Hell no!  He picked her because she's loyal to Trump, looks good on TV and she's loyal to Trump.  

Li'l Donnie keeps griping about the current plane designated as Air Force One, that it's 40 years old and it's boring and looks dinky compared to other planes on the tarmac.   

Donald Trump is such a whiny bitch, ain't he? 

First of all, the "free" airplane would not be free to the American taxpayer.  To bring this "flying palace" into compliance with standards required to be Air Force One, the plane would require approximately a billion dollars worth of upgrades.  

And that would not be a long term investment of our tax dollars.  Here is how the deal works: Qatar will gift the plane to the Pentagon for use as Air Force One.  In 2029, when Trump leaves office, the plane will be transferred to the Donald Trump Presidential Library.   

This on top of the 2 planes we've paid a shit ton of money to Boeing already to replace the current planes that serve as Air Force One.  

NOTE:  There are 2 planes that serve as Air Force One. Also a plane is NOT Air Force One until the current sitting President is on board. 

So for a guy who unleashed Elon Musk to fucking decimate the government in the name of "efficiency", this acceptance of this "free plane" from Quatar seems extraordinarily inefficient. 

One more thing about this "flying palace".  The plane is 17 years old and is apparently something a boondoggle for Qatar.  It's too damn big to land at a lot of airports and Qatar has been looking for a way to unload this on some sucker for years now.

Hello, Donald J. Trump!