Democrats suddenly furious over FREE plane that Biden negotiated for, acting like Trump is getting a personal jet when it’s all about AMERICA’s 40-year-old Air Force One problem.
At a Glance
- Biden administration initiated negotiations with Qatar for a temporary Air Force One replacement over a year ago
- The current Air Force One is over 40 years old with no working backup after structural issues grounded the reserve aircraft
- Qatar’s Boeing 747 would be given to the Department of Defense, not Trump personally
- After government use, the plane would transfer to the Trump Presidential Library Foundation by 2029
- Democrats and media critics misleadingly frame this as a personal gift to Trump rather than addressing a national security nee
Biden Started This Deal, But Trump Gets The Blame
Remember when Democrats cared about presidential safety? Apparently that concern evaporates when President Trump is involved. The latest manufactured outrage centers around Qatar potentially providing a Boeing 747 to temporarily replace our ancient Air Force One fleet. The most critical fact being conveniently buried by the mainstream media? This negotiation began under the Biden administration – not Trump’s – because our presidential air transport situation is dangerously outdated. But heaven forbid we acknowledge that Biden’s team recognized this national security vulnerability first.
Senator Markwayne Mullin exposed this inconvenient truth that demolishes the left’s narrative. “Here’s what’s interesting to me, what the media isn’t telling you — what no one’s talking to you about, is the same 747 has been in negotiations for a year. The Biden administration is the one that started these conversations. It didn’t start underneath the Trump administration. Why? Because we need a back-up for Air Force One,” Mullin explained. Suddenly the manufactured scandal loses all its oxygen when you realize this was a Biden-initiated solution to a legitimate national security problem.
America’s Aging Air Fleet Crisis
The current state of our presidential air transport is nothing short of embarrassing for a global superpower. “The President of the United States is flying around on a 40-year-old plane, and there is no back-up for it. The back-up we had, the air frame started having structural issues. No one’s discussing that part,” Senator Mullin pointed out. Our Commander-in-Chief is stuck using Reagan-era technology while we wait for Boeing to deliver new aircraft that are years behind schedule. Any reasonable administration would seek interim solutions. But when Trump implements what Biden started, it’s suddenly a scandal.
“The President of the United States is flying around on a 40-year-old plane, and there is no back-up for it. The back-up we had, the air frame started having structural issues. No one’s discussing that part.” – Sen. Markwayne Mullin.
President Trump addressed the situation with his characteristic bluntness on Truth Social: “So the fact that the Defense Department is getting a GIFT, FREE OF CHARGE, of a 747 aircraft to replace the 40 year old Air Force One, temporarily, in a very public and transparent transaction, so bothers the Crooked Democrats that they insist we pay, TOP DOLLAR, for the plane. The Dems are World Class Losers!!! MAGA.” Only in today’s twisted political climate would anyone argue against accepting a free solution to a critical national security problem.
Gift to America, Not Trump
The dishonest framing by Democrats and their media allies is that this is somehow a personal gift to Trump rather than a government asset. The facts completely demolish this fabrication. The aircraft would be transferred to the Department of Defense – not to Donald Trump’s personal fleet. The plane will be modified to meet presidential specifications at Air Force expense, used by our government, and only years later transferred to the Trump Presidential Library Foundation, which is standard practice for preserving presidential artifacts and equipment.
“Reports that a jet is being gifted by Qatar to the United States government during the upcoming visit of President Trump are inaccurate. The possible transfer of an aircraft for temporary use as Air Force One is currently under consideration between Qatar’s Ministry of Defense and the US Department of Defense, but the matter remains under review by the respective legal departments, and no decision has been made.” – Ali Al-Ansari.
What’s most revealing about this manufactured controversy is how plainly it exposes the left’s double standards. When the Statue of Liberty was gifted to the United States from France, nobody screamed about foreign influence. As one Kentucky resident astutely observed, “We’ve accepted other gifts from other countries, including the Statue of Liberty, so I can’t see a problem with that.” But in today’s hyper-partisan environment, even accepting a free plane that Biden negotiated for is somehow twisted into evidence of Trump’s supposed corruption. The American people see through this transparent charade – if Biden had finalized this exact same deal, the media would be praising his diplomatic brilliance.
