Hear me out… what if this is them doing the us a “favor”
this post was submitted on 12 May 2025
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Why is thedailybeast of all outlets posting a headline that assumes trump is in any way not demented?
Have they ever heard him speak?
People just aren't considering the arguments in favor of accepting it, such as how cool it would be to receive what might be the biggest bribe in the history of bribery.
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We all know that he can't stand to the slightest bit of criticism. He's a narcissist, that's part of what narcissists are.
Now, just imagine how Putin put him in his pocket.
Didn't Boeing stop making these a few years ago? Like, are Qatar gifting trump a used plane?
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.
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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Is surely old but I guess is the setup that makes it worth.
It's probably a plane with a yacht-level expensive interiors
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.
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].
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
Nah you just underestimate the power of propaganda and cognitive dissonance.
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Ah. What a guy. Calling his constituents, who he pledged to protect, "losers"
He's the best. Everyone's saying it. Some say he's the best ever.. And, listen, some of the world's best people have said so. He's awesome.
/S
Was that a decent imitation of that orange moron?
Besides the obvious corruption, it's a national security issue. I'm not an aircraft designer, but I'm pretty sure there's quite a bit of electronics aboard that craft. Pretty easy to slip in a few listening devices.
Not to mention the refit to include all the secure communication equipment Air Force One has. Also ECM, active countermeasures, NBC equipment, refuelling, etc.
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Or a shutoff switch.
But, would that be so bad?
To be fair, the trump crew don't observe any real security anyway, so all of the more competent competent competitors likely already know our secrets.
I mean, assuming that trump doesn't just tweet them out, he'd absolutely sell our secrets for some graft.
Or members of his cabinet just accidentally add foreign agents to classified chats...
I'm sure Qatar sees him saying "yeah, then it'll be mine" and are thinking 'nooo, we wanted all the presidents to use it...'
Then you're not up to speed....
January 2029 it transfers to the "trump presidential library" so he can keep using it.
It's not even to "the office" it's a personal gift to trump.
I'm often not up to speed. I guess we just wait to see what this buys them?
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Toddlers don't like hearing the word "no"
This can be applied to everything he does, it's the begin end the end of all the issues with that man. His ego. And it's just going worse every day.
But millions of stupid people in America think it's him showing strength...
This is why the rest of the world holds America in contempt.
Because it deserves it.
Yep.
To me sounds like the reason why people always fall for egomaniacs. They think they're strong and straightforward, while that's exactly their main issue, they're all except steady and strong.
An egomaniac will always answer fast, no esitation, no matter if the answer is stupid or not. People loves that kind of shit.
Good politicians are often the opposite. Boring and slow. Takes time to think about all consenuences, all the parts amd make a deal worth for the most.
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