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See inside Trump’s lavish new Air Force One complete with gold walls and opulent furnishings
https://nypost.com ^
| May 3, 2025,
| Katherine Donlevy
Posted on 05/03/2025 7:29:16 AM PDT by bitt
President Trump has ordered himself a ritzy private plane after giving up hope that Boeing could hand over a revamped Air Force One.
The commander in chief is getting an L3Harris jet decked out with suites, plush carpeting, leather couches and more that was once owned by the Qatari government, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The interior of the opulent plane was done by famed French interior design firm Alberto Pinto Cabinet — and boasts gold-colored walls and gold furnishings, reminiscent of Trump’s opulent home in Trump Tower.
L3Harris is working to transform the lavish plane into one with unspecified systems fit for a presidential jet.
The plane — which once listed for $400 million — will serve as an interim jet while Trump waits on Boeing to complete work on the existing, but aging, presidential fleet.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: airforceone; boeing; new; newaf1; qatar; trump; whereisdoge
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posted on
05/03/2025 7:29:16 AM PDT
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bitt
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posted on
05/03/2025 7:29:33 AM PDT
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bitt
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To: bitt
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posted on
05/03/2025 7:30:40 AM PDT
by
madison10
(God chose President Trump. Satan chose judges and Democrats.)
To: bitt
To: bitt
I like Trump, but his taste in decor and furnishing is a bit over the top for me.
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posted on
05/03/2025 7:33:15 AM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(Kamala defines herself in just 4 words..."Nothing comes to mind.")
To: bitt
I thought the expense and complexity of these Air Force One command centers was the defensive systems and communications and nuclear survivability and such.
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posted on
05/03/2025 7:34:50 AM PDT
by
ansel12
((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
To: Fresh Wind
It needs a miniature giraffe to complete the look.
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posted on
05/03/2025 7:36:48 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: bitt
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posted on
05/03/2025 7:40:16 AM PDT
by
Samurai_Jack
(This is not about hypocrisy, this is about hierarchy!)
To: bitt
It is a stupid TDS headline. The plane will be an Air Force jet owned by the American people. The President, any president, needs an aircraft with certain capabilities. The real story here is Boeing’s failure to perform.
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posted on
05/03/2025 7:41:18 AM PDT
by
Stingray51
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To: bitt
So,this will owned by President Trump and not the government?🤔
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posted on
05/03/2025 7:43:46 AM PDT
by
BiteYourSelf
( Earth first, we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
To: bitt
From the article:
“Boeing has reportedly fallen too far behind on the $3.9 billion project that it now projects a completion date of 2035.”
And:
“’I’m not happy with Boeing,’ Trump reportedly said.”
Done on purpose, no doubt.
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posted on
05/03/2025 7:43:48 AM PDT
by
Bon of Babble
(You Say You Want a Revolution?)
To: Stingray51
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posted on
05/03/2025 7:44:53 AM PDT
by
BiteYourSelf
( Earth first, we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
To: Stingray51
The real story here is Boeing’s failure to perform.And Boeing has the contract for the F-47? I'm not hopeful.
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posted on
05/03/2025 7:47:12 AM PDT
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FatherofFive
(we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor)
To: Stingray51
What are the capabilities that aren’t in the current specially built presidential air command centers?
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posted on
05/03/2025 7:47:41 AM PDT
by
ansel12
((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
To: bitt
Ten MORE years to overhaul the presidential jets? That is absolutely ridiculous.
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posted on
05/03/2025 7:47:43 AM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Time to dump out the Treasury drawer and throw out all the junk that is wasting our money.)
To: ansel12
I believe the US military already uses this model as a kind of spy plane, so there are lots of defense and survival mods for it.
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posted on
05/03/2025 7:49:52 AM PDT
by
jjotto
( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
To: bitt
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posted on
05/03/2025 7:51:22 AM PDT
by
Beowulf9
To: BenLurkin
He doesn’t like savings the money
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posted on
05/03/2025 7:51:23 AM PDT
by
Captainpaintball
(America needs a Conservative DICTATOR if it hopes to survive. )
To: bitt
Under national security needs, Trump and CONgress should order the heads of Boeing to come to DC to answer under oath for their incompetence, with no guarantee they will be free to go when done explaining themselves
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posted on
05/03/2025 7:53:45 AM PDT
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Captainpaintball
(America needs a Conservative DICTATOR if it hopes to survive. )
To: ansel12
The issue is that the current two planes are aging, which increases operating costs, etc. Their replacement has been long planned and on order.
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