Die US -Luftwaffe wurde beauftragt, den katarischen Jet zu modifizieren, der Trump begabt hat. Das Upgrade könnte 1 Milliarde US -Dollar kosten
https://www.businessinsider.com/us-air-force-tasked-modifying-qatar-boeing-jet-gifted-trump-2025-5
Die US -Luftwaffe wurde beauftragt, den katarischen Jet zu modifizieren, der Trump begabt hat. Das Upgrade könnte 1 Milliarde US -Dollar kosten
https://www.businessinsider.com/us-air-force-tasked-modifying-qatar-boeing-jet-gifted-trump-2025-5
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– The US Air Force has been tasked with modifying a jet gifted to President Donald Trump by Qatar.
– Critics have flagged cost and ethical concerns over accepting the plane.
– Some estimate it could cost up to $1 billion to retrofit it as part of the Air Force One fleet.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the US Air Force to begin plans to convert a $400 million Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet gifted to President Donald Trump by the Qatari royal family.
The plane is set to be used as part of Air Force One, but the development has come amid mounting concerns over the cost and ethical implications of accepting such a large gift from a foreign country.
“The Secretary of Defense has directed the Air Force to basically start planning to modify the aircraft,” the newly appointed Air Force secretary, Troy Meink, told a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Tuesday, according to Defense One.
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But Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois flagged the cost of converting the jet during the hearing, saying it could cost up to $1 billion to ensure it was capable of operating as part of the Air Force One fleet.
“Far from saving money, this unconstitutional action will not only cost our nation its dignity, but it will force taxpayers to waste over a billion dollars to overhaul this particular aircraft, when we currently have not one, but two, fully operational and fully capable Air Force One aircraft,” Duckworth said.
Duckworth also expressed concerns that corners could be cut to get the plane into service before Trump’s second term comes to an end.
Earlier this month, Trump announced that Qatar had gifted him the jet to serve as Air Force One. It’s the most expensive gift to a US president in history.
“It’s a great gesture from Qatar,” Trump told reporters. “I would never be one to turn down that kind of an offer. I mean, I could be a stupid person and say, ‘No, we don’t want a free, very expensive airplane.’”
But accepting the gift has prompted a bipartisan backlash, with Democrats and some Republicans saying it violates long-standing rules about presidents accepting expensive gifts from foreign leaders.
In a press briefing on Monday, the White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, rebutted suggestions the plane was a gift to Trump, saying it had been donated to the US Air Force by the Qatari royal family and was being “retrofitted to the highest standards” to serve as an Air Force One plane.
She didn’t give details on how long the process would take.
Aviation experts told NBC News last week that converting the plane to serve as Air Force One would involve installing top-secret systems at an estimated cost of about $1 billion.
There are two planes operating as part of the Air Force One fleet, with Trump scrapping a contract for a new plane in his first term, before renegotiating it.
Boeing is contracted to convert two 747 jets to serve as part of the fleet, but the project has encountered delays, and the first plane isn’t expected to be ready until 2027.
How is this not government waste? The plane won’t be ready in time for Trump to use it as President. If he’s hell-bent on taking this bribe, there’s no good reason to spend taxpayer money on unnecessary upgrades.
Meanwhile, SNAP benefits are being gutted for children.
I wonder how that money was allocated by congress
Leaving aside all other issues involved in this cluster, wouldn’t it just be cheaper to rip the “luxury” fixtures/interiors from the Qatari plane and install them in the current AF1?
Don’t ever let Republicans tell you they are fiscally conservative because it’s an objective lie
Does Trump still plan on taking the plane with him for personal use when his term ends? Why would we spend all those tax dollars? What a fucking waste.
I suppose if it isn’t ready for him to use during this administration, the „next“ president can stop him from getting it.
But its a free jet /s
So $ 1 billion for the Moron’s plane + $175 B for the Moron’s Dome + Moron’s birthday parade later this year + ….more on the way. So all the proposed DOGE cuts were meant to enable such ridiculous spending!! Anybody remember how much the GOP complained and criticized the Biden Admin for unfreezing $6 billion of Iran’s oil revenues in order to get 5 American citizens (detained in Iran) released in exchange for the release of five Iranian citizens held in the US. Now, they have a majority under criminal Trump and the spineless GOP nuts are letting him get away with corruption and unchecked spending….AND senseless Tariffs ! Art of the Steal !!
Impeach him now. So fucking corrupt.
Why is this being allowed?
We’re really doing this huh
The attack ads practically write themselves at this point.
Will SOMEBODY, ANYBODY please do something to enforce the CONSTITUTION and stop these CRIMINALS from habitually committing CRIMES??? EMOLUMENTS???!!!??? BRIBE/EXTORTION???!!!??? Judge/Congressional/Entertainer INTIMIDATION???!!!??? Welcome to TrumpFukistan…
I hope the Air Force drops it into the sea next to the other two planes.
Don’t forget the to save the airworthiness certification for last. That can drag on for 8 months easy.
Can someone sue and have the courts shut this illegal bullshit down already?
Some presidents will get 3 planes instead of 200. Just like kids getting 3 dolls instead of 200. Same same.
It’s going to take longer to do than to build one from scratch.
Hahaha… stupid Americans… the only company that can retrofit this 14 yr old 747, is Boeing… who would have to delay the delivery of the BRAND FUCKING NEW Airforce 1s Trump commissioned in his first term, to renovate a 14yr old airframe! Effing tools… ASK… how long will it take to renovate that stupid ass plane! ASK!!! Stupid reporters… stupid congressmen, stupid senators… stupid effing Americans ! You idiots!!!
So Boeing has two AF1 jumbos it says will be done in 27. Those are prob 1B$ a piece.
It will probably take till 27 to refit this one. I am sure the actual AF1s are build to spec from the ground up.
So they will have to tear it apart, upgrade everything to AF1 spec, and put it back together.
That’s larger engines, larger fuel tank, Kevlar panels over fuel tanks and engines and around electrical and hydraulic lines, Defense measures, Chaff launchers, upgraded radar, multiple communication systems, and a complete communications center for like 12 AF personnel etc. And the unconfirmed personal escape pod that Harrison Ford didn’t use. Seating for the Press Corps. and probably a 1000 classified things I have no idea about.
So in 27 we will have 3 AF1 jets. One very opulent.
And when Trump leaves office, it goes „to his presidential library“ (or lets just say … Trump)
So it will have to have a lot of the AF spec stuff removed.
And ALL this to smooth over the ego of a madman.
100% he is planning on keeping that for personal use after his term.
Didn’t he just spend billions on two new Air Force ones that he didn’t even get to use……..?
Fuck me running, OMG…. Madness
What happens with the one already under construction by Boeing?
Where the fuck is doge when you really need it?
So we’re basically giving Trump a billion dollars.
Can’t afford children’s cancer research because we need to renovate a colossal, airborne money pit.
They would have to take the entire plane apart and put back together to sweep it for bugs and to install the comms and security measures.
So it’s 13 years old and will cost way more than a brand new one to upgrade?
And part of the problem is NBC Nightly News coverage. Tonight they reported „That the president has accepted the jet after some Republican pushback“ That’s it. No context. No mention of the emolument clause, nothing. No mention of Qatar and links to terrorism.
As a taxpayer, I don’t want to pay for Trump’s con airplane, his golfing trips, his birthday military parade, weapons for Israel, nor his golden dome. I want that money to pay for social security and healthcare for US citizens.
Someone please tell me how to get the money I pay for taxes to go where it’s needed most: US citizen’s well-being, not lining some damn billionaire’s pocket.