Tuesday, December 06, 2016
He wants to keep his gold plated toilet
Not even in office yet and The Great Orange Fungus is trying to cancel a contract for a new Air Force One from Boeing. The Manhattan Mental Midget seems to think the cost of a new plane is outrageous. This is the same guy who will force the country to pay yuge sums for his protection because the White House, which is set up for his protection, is beneath his tasteless style.
The post appeared to come out of the blue: Mr. Trump had not focused during the campaign on the cost of Boeing’s plans for a next-generation plane for the president.Maybe when they tell him that for his plane to be Air Force One, they will have to paint over his name, he might relent. But then again the idea of not settling his saggy old cheeks on a gold plated toilet seat must be a horrifying idea for him. It might force him to live full time in Trump Tower in NYC to soothe his agitated pea brain.
And his criticism of the contract to build on a newer Boeing 747-8 airframe raised the possibility that he might prefer to keep flying his own, well-appointed 757.
The Secret Service and the Defense Department might object to Mr. Trump keeping his own airplane. Beyond convenience, Air Force One carries an array of top-secret communications gear for conducting everyday business — and for managing a global crisis, if required, while aloft. It is also equipped with a number of never discussed security features.
The current Air Force One, with its white and blue design recognizable around the globe, is aging. There are actually two of the Boeing 747-200B planes, each bearing the famous call sign only when the president is aboard. The Air Force designates them VC-25A.
They were commissioned by President Ronald Reagan and delivered during the term of his successor, President George Bush. The new plane, which the Defense Department had hoped to deliver to the White House by 2023, would have been more powerful, able to travel farther and more technologically advanced.
But given Mr. Trump’s Twitter post, it is unclear when — or whether — Air Force One will get an upgrade.
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