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DONALD TRUMP JETS & CHOPPERS IN LIMBO
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Posted on 01/17/2017 8:23:40 AM PST by RummyChick

Donald Trump has a problem on his hands ... what to do with 2 private jets and 3 helicopters. Our Trump sources say the fate of Trump's 757, Citation X and 3 choppers are in limbo. He can't sell them because if he does it will look like he's profiting off the presidency. Likewise, he can't charter them out because it will open the door to criticism that he's getting a POTUS premium. Trump, we're told, will not let the kids use the planes ... they fly commercial and if they choose private it's on their own dime. And putting the aircrafts in storage poses other problems. They need to be maintained, which is a complicated and expensive process ... requiring pilots and mechanics. POTUS problems.


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KEYWORDS: aviation; fake; fakenews; trump; trumpjet; trumptransition
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To: RummyChick

Use them to fly wounded warriors/vets to and from military ceremonies and re-connect families across the globe.


61 posted on 01/17/2017 9:31:25 AM PST by jettester (I got paid to break 'em - not fly 'em)
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To: RummyChick

“So here is another problem. Melania has said she is leaving DC 2 days after Trump is sworn in according to TMZ.

So how is she going to fly back and forth.

If she uses govt assets that will be a crap storm every time...despite things like Obama going on a joy ride to NYC for a date night, etc.”
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Are you kidding me??? The wookie and her mother flew to Europe, Asia, Africa all on our dime! I’m sure we can handle the hop from DC to NYC.


62 posted on 01/17/2017 9:33:00 AM PST by CaptainKip
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To: RummyChick

Hi.

Imho, keep the Citation, and one Bell under Trump Inc.
Not good to be flying commercial anymore for the new CEO etc.

Sell the 757, and the two remaining rotary wings. F what the media or the minority party says.

5.56mm


63 posted on 01/17/2017 9:33:33 AM PST by M Kehoe
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To: RummyChick

I forgot, sell the 727 too.

5.56mm


64 posted on 01/17/2017 9:34:45 AM PST by M Kehoe
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To: RummyChick

How much did Obama profit from book sales when he was elected? Was that bad?


65 posted on 01/17/2017 9:36:07 AM PST by Organic Panic (Rich White Man Evicts Poor Black Family From Public Housing - MSNBCPBSCNNNYTABC)
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To: Gadsden1st

“I would think they belong to the company, not Trump personally.”

I AGREE WITH YOU .. I would think the “property of the business” would be included in the transfer of authority over the business ..??


66 posted on 01/17/2017 9:43:36 AM PST by CyberAnt (Peace through Strength)
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To: CyberAnt

Raffle them off. Proceeds from the raffle go to the Wounded Warriors project. Then take the write off.


67 posted on 01/17/2017 9:47:45 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (CNN - The Chicken Noodle Network)
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To: Mears

Who wants an “average” pilot anyway?


68 posted on 01/17/2017 9:59:55 AM PST by Hugh the Scot ( Total War)
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To: wetgundog
How about having a raffle and the money going to one or two charities?
minimum bid, pre approved bidders.
It could be fun.
TWB
69 posted on 01/17/2017 10:02:02 AM PST by TWhiteBear
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To: sharkhawk

“I would think one of a kind planes are like houses or cars, you’ll never get back the money you put into them.”

Having worked in the industry, you are correct.


70 posted on 01/17/2017 10:03:16 AM PST by TalonDJ
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To: Steve_Seattle
Why would selling them imply he's profiting off his presidency?

If you were a lefty, liberal journalist, you would immediately understand, accept, and then write about what a criminal he was.

71 posted on 01/17/2017 10:07:07 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: RummyChick

When obama moved into the White House, did he sell the other home(s) he was no longer using ?


72 posted on 01/17/2017 10:08:56 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: ilgipper

Trump can lease or sell the jets with the requirement that the new owner or lessee repaint them, remove the Trump name and symbols, and in no way promote or seek to profit from or gain attention from their former association with Trump. In addition, Trump can obtain a fair market value opinion as to their worth, put them up for open bid, and then donate any excess above that valuation to a well-recognized charity like the USO or Wounded Warrior.


73 posted on 01/17/2017 10:10:19 AM PST by Rockingham
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To: RegulatorCountry

When George Bush became President, did he sell off his stock in oil companies ?

Did he get rid of his cattle ranch ?


74 posted on 01/17/2017 10:10:37 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: UCANSEE2

No, which only serves to underline the unprecedented actions taken by Trump in essentially divesting himself, just to shut up the critics so he can proceed unimpeded.

That it also sets a precedent going forward lays a bit of a landmine for any overly-pecunious Clintons considering making another run at it, too, so there’s that.


75 posted on 01/17/2017 10:13:52 AM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: UCANSEE2

...or stop publishing books?


76 posted on 01/17/2017 10:14:39 AM PST by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her! And please, God, bless the USA again.)
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To: Sasparilla

Area 51 has room


77 posted on 01/17/2017 10:20:14 AM PST by al baby (Hi Mom Its a Joke friends)
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To: Gadsden1st
I would think they belong to the company, not Trump personally. That means the Sons can use them as they see fit.

What company do you think owns the Trump planes? The Boeing 757, N757AF, is owned by DJT Operations I LLC, and the Citation X, N725DT, is owned by DT Endeavor I LLC. Trump's sons are executives with Trump Organization.

78 posted on 01/17/2017 10:26:21 AM PST by Ahithophel (Communication is an art form susceptible to sudden technical failures)
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To: MeganC
“Why would selling them imply he’s profiting off his presidency?”

Because the leftards will inevitably argue that the aircraft are worth less than whatever someone pays for them and that the difference is a bribe.


Easy, just take the aeronautical “blue book” value -

http://www.aerospaceonline.com/doc/aeroprice-aircraft-appraisal-software-demo-0001

and donate any excess to charity.

79 posted on 01/17/2017 10:27:49 AM PST by az_gila
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To: RummyChick
That's right. Trump didn't have to put up or deal with any of this s**t. In the beginning he told us he was told he was crazy for wanting this headache. Putting up with endless lines of people barking from the sidelines, endless questions, lies, media, getting hundreds of death threats from billion dollar drug kingpins, terrorist, the U.S. media, democrats and republicans, all of which were directed at Trump and AND his entire family. It just goes on and on.

Folks forget, he could have been sitting on his yacht in Tahiti having the time of his life.

80 posted on 01/17/2017 10:34:31 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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