Sunday, July 27, 2025

Don't Ask What It Will Cost to Renovate the 'Free' Air Force One

To hide the cost of renovating the plane Qatar donated to President Trump, the Air Force appears to have tucked it inside an over-budget, behind-schedule nuclear modernization program.

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How much will it cost US taxpayers to retrofit the "free" Air Force One donated by Qatar? The Trump administration won't say. But attention is focused on a mysterious $934 million transfer from a Pentagon account. @sangernyt.bsky.social Eric Schmitt www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/u ...

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-- Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt.bsky.social) Jul 27, 2025 at 9:13 AM

Comments

Is Bribe Force One going to be stationed at Epstein Island?

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-07-27 11:40 AM

More tax cuts for billionaires!!!

They don't need the money.

They need to make sure no one else is making money.

Huzzah!!!

#2 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-07-27 11:47 AM

Members of Congress express concern that Mr. Trump will pressure the Air Force to do the work so fast that sufficient security measures are not built into the plane. When asked last week, the Air Force said it simply could not discuss the cost " or anything else about the plane " because it's classified. (For collectors of such bureaucratic evasions, yes, the Air Force is willing to discuss the cost of building a new generation of intercontinental ballistic missiles, but not the cost of renovating the president's aircraft.)
That sounds about right.

#3 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-07-27 11:47 AM

So what percentage of that cost is simply going to be stolen by insiders?

#4 | Posted by jpw at 2025-07-27 02:39 PM

Stupidest plan ever.

#5 | Posted by Miranda7 at 2025-07-27 04:12 PM

$1B of taxpayer dollars to retrofit a plane that will probably never be used.

And we're just six months into The Grift That Never Ends.

#6 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-07-27 04:23 PM

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