The current presidential planes are over 30 years old. Boeing stopped producing the 747 in 1991. There are no replacement parts available, so parts would have to be specially made. There's loads of wasteful spending in government, but new planes make sense.
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Whoever thought it was a good idea ro put a serial bankruptee into the White House was just...oh nevermind.
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I haven't read the article. But how old are the planes? Even with the inspections I would guess these planes get they only have a short lifespan. Wasn't it past time to get new ones? Actually weren't new ones already on order?
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Fair question and the article *does* claim a $1.4m cost savings. I should really learn to keep my twitter mouth closed tbh.
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No it was a fair complaint. And I swear I thought planes we already on order. And one day I will pay for more than one newsite so I can make it past paywalls at the end of the month
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hehe, I hear you. Having just sat through a local discussion involving cost for infrastructure issues where the price tag has gone up exponentially (and will continue to do so!), it's not an easy thing. It's just...sigh.
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We didn’t recently renew it?
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What a nice gift for the Democrats in 2020.
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There should be gold in any of the aircraft.
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Really? the why did
@realDonaldTrump replace the refrigilators in there? He is replacing the whole jet.. (As stupid as my comment sounds, most justifications/blames from the far right are more idiotic).Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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All that money wasted when it could be helping US citizens absolutely disgraceful
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It's not just for Trump it's for future president and the president of the United States needs a reliable Airborne White House and Command Center the president no matter who it is it's still the commander and chief of the Armed Forces
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What’s wrong with the current ones? He should run em until they crash.
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They're not just for him there for future presidents even if he wins a second term they probably won't be in service till after he's gone.
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If Obama had, oh never mind
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