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I suppose I should keep my mind open that there might be a HUUUGE Trump library someday, big enough to park the old restored Boeing that saved taxpayers billions. But I still believe he’s just trying to put more pressure on Boeing to deliver the promised AF1 before his term is up. I’ll bet they stalled work on AF1 last fall when he won.

If someone was actually allowed to buy the gutted plane, let alone fly it, it would look like a former squad car. Embarrassing.

No it won’t. Some features of the plane like the conference table might.

Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. We need to teach our next generation to save like our grandparents did.

Well I assume there will be ongoing education and incentives to grow the money. My first comment listed the benefits of learning how to invest at a young age.

Imagine that $1000 growing enough to pay for their college education? Taxpayers pay $1,000 vs $150,000 for college loan bailouts.

$1,000 for every child born in America. Tax free like a Roth IRA Exposed kids to investing at a young age!

If Boeing ever delivers, this plane will be gutted and pieces of it put on display in the library. Nobody is ever going to buy or much less fly a former Presidential aircraft.

I would expect JD Vance, or whoever the next president is, to have taken delivery of Boeing’s aircraft. You know the one Trump should be flying around and right now.

The jet aircraft from Qatar is described as a gift to the United States government, not a personal gift to Donald Trump. According to multiple sources, the Boeing 747-8 is being offered by Qatar’s Ministry of Defense to the U.S. Department of Defense for temporary use as Air Force One. The arrangement involves the plane being transferred to the U.S. Air Force, which will modify it to meet presidential specifications, with costs covered by the U.S. After Trump’s term, the plane is expected to be donated to the Trump Presidential Library Foundation, raising concerns about potential personal use by Trump post-presidency. Qatar’s media attaché, Ali Al-Ansari, emphasized that the transfer is a government-to-government transaction under review, not a finalized gift to an individual. However, critics argue the eventual transfer to Trump’s library foundation creates a perception of personal benefit, prompting ethical and legal scrutiny under the Constitution’s Emoluments Clause.[](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/us/politics/trump-qatar-jet-gift-air-force-one.html)[](https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/11/politics/trump-luxury-jet-qatar-air-force-one)[](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/05/11/trump-air-force-one-qatar/)

I wonder how much the pharmaceutical industry gifts politicians behind the scenes?

Derangement

Yes. And out of that pocket, he just arranged the release of Edan Alexander, an American citizen held hostage by Hamas since October 2023.

Stocks soaring today!

I wonder if any private hotel owners received payments from the Biden administration to house illegal immigrants? Comparable numbers?

Ai - “Boeing was awarded a $3.9 billion fixed-price contract in 2018 to deliver two modified 747-8 aircraft, known as VC-25B, to replace the aging Air Force One fleet by December 2024. The project has faced significant delays and cost overruns, with Boeing absorbing over $2.5 billion in losses due to supply chain issues, labor shortages, changing requirements, and complexities in modifying the aircraft for presidential use. Key challenges include a bankrupt subcontractor, security clearance lapses, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Delivery dates have been repeatedly pushed back, first to 2026-2028, and now potentially to 2029 or later. President Trump, who negotiated the contract, has expressed frustration, exploring alternatives like modifying a used Qatari 747 through L3Harris as an interim solution. Boeing is working with Elon Musk to streamline the process, but the delays continue to strain the program.” Boeing sure seems to be struggling on every front.

The whole story seems phony the more you think of it. Yeah, we’re going to put the President in an old jet donated by a Middle East country. May 11 is the new April 1. It’s to light a fire under Boeing.

Have his guys ever been in the same room at the same time yet?

They always do. Then often after egos settle down, a final deal is made.

So he accepts a used jet instead of the state of the art new Boeing his office was promised?

Why doesn’t Trump donate his salary to the future library?

So it’s an interim solution until Boeing delivers their jet?

I read it is replacing the Boeing jet that can’t seem to be built. Wasn’t that the one Trump cancelled at one time due to massive cost overruns by Boeing? The jet be used by future Presidents?

The Mrs isn’t a big fan of garlic so the old-school maitre d is probably what I’ll try first. Thanks for the ideas.