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🗓️ 15 May 2025
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Let's talk about Trump taking flak from MAGA over his Air Force one plans....
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0:00.0 | Well, howdy there, Internet people, it's Bell again. |
0:05.0 | So today, we're going to talk about how Trump is taking more flack from MAGA over his Air Force One plans. |
0:13.0 | In a somewhat surprising move, GOP Senators are openly criticizing Trump's gifted plane from Qatar. The free $400 million plane is expected to cost |
0:25.1 | the U.S. government about a billion dollars. To fit with the types of security and communications |
0:31.2 | features I mentioned in the previous video on the topic, refurbishing the plane would cost more than the plane is worth. |
0:40.4 | As I said before, you can go broke saving money like this. It would also take years and might |
0:47.3 | not even be finished during Trump's term. The plane is expected to be handed over to Trump's |
0:53.0 | foundation at the end of his term. |
0:55.5 | The situation is so obviously out of the norm and the optics are so bad, |
1:01.1 | Republican senators are expressing their concerns. |
1:04.6 | Or flat out saying he shouldn't take it due to the security risks or the appearance of impropriety. |
1:12.4 | Senator Tom Tillis of North Carolina shot down the idea of Trump being the recipient, |
1:18.7 | stating flatly that the plan, quote, has to be conveyed categorically to the U.S. government. |
1:26.8 | Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky said, quote, I do think the |
1:31.1 | jet probably sends the wrong signal to people, and I don't like the look or the appearance, |
1:36.9 | so I would hope he rejects it. Senator Ted Cruz said, quote, I also think that the plane poses significant espionage and surveillance |
1:46.6 | problems. So we'll see how this issue plays out. Senator Holly said it, quote, would be better if |
1:54.9 | Air Force One were a big, beautiful jet made in the United States of America. |
2:03.8 | That's the holly I know. |
2:07.8 | He worried me lately because he made a couple of sensible comments. |
2:12.0 | The big beautiful jet was made in Everett, Washington. |
2:16.1 | But I appreciate the senator's energy on this one. |
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