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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 109 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

So we’re gonna let a foreign government gift us Air Force one.

[–] sxan@midwest.social 79 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Personally, I don't care on that front. If they remotely turn it off in the air, good. Trump's taking it with him when he leaves, and no other president is likely be stupid enough to trust it even if he didn't.

Now, the fact that it's probably just one giant listening device... I guess I'd be concerned about, but they're not likely to learn much from listening to Senile Saddam ramble nonsense while he gropes the flight attendants.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago

True. Trump or one of his cronies are gonna just blab it on Signal or live on TV.

Heck, knowing what we know about them maybe having a listening device giving their innermost insanities might provide enough noise to overwhelm the signal.

[–] veroxii@aussie.zone 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

He live tweets every stupid "thought" he has in any case.

[–] sxan@midwest.social 5 points 2 weeks ago

Diarrhea brain. It comes with senility.

How much do we see him after dark? I'll bet he has sundowners, too.

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I can only see one point of Trump doing this deal.

Spite.

He is still pissed off that his new livery design won't be part of the VC-25Bs, and he will now have his own jet that will be managed outside of normal channels, just so he can get a few photo ops as the first president to fly a private 747-800, that will probably be painted in the livery that he approved.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

Of all the people who got to be president he feels like the one who wanted it the least.

He hates Camp David for fuck’s sake.

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[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 79 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Just gonna keep posting this:

"It's vile."
They want it that way.

"It's inhumane."
They want it that way.

"It's dangerous."
They want it that way.

"It's criminal."
They want it that way.

"It's illegal."
They want it that way.

The current administration is doing all the evil because...they want it that way.

[–] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 29 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Tell me, why?! It ain't nothing but a heartbreak...

[–] Caffeinated_Sloth@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ain’t nothing but a big mistake…

[–] RandoMcRanderton@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Tell me why! I never wanna hear you say, "I voted that way."

[–] TwistedCister@lemm.ee 54 points 2 weeks ago

They’re not showing fealty by providing money or luxury items. They’re showing how cheap he is to buy. The optics are worth far more than the gifts.

[–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 51 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm sure it will be filled to the brim with surveillance devices.

Qatar will earn that jet back in no time by doing insider trading and selling intel.

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 10 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe. If I've learned anything from recent history, I don't think they need to get even that devious to have this moron tell them anything he wants.

[–] Hacksaw@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 weeks ago

I personally know the chief engineer for air force one and he's going to absolutely shit himself. There is no way that aircraft can pass a security and airworthiness audit without performing a check so invasive that it would be cheaper just to built a new one.

Trump likely won't have that so I guess they're going to fly bugged to the teeth. Hopefully they crash it into a mountain on his maiden flight with all his cronies.

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 46 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

According to Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, trump doesn't qualify to be ~~king~~ president. Everyone grasping at The Constitution to save them, but that ship has long since sailed.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 23 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

It's frustrating. He's done more than enough to get rid of him multiple times over and nothing has happened yet, but they're all still checking the laws with every new bullshit thing he does. Fucking why? You didn't do anything the thousand other times he blatantly broke the fucking law.

[–] cuteness@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

Because Biden was a coward.

[–] endeavor@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

person does bad or is in progress of doing bad: gets instantly arrested and removed until a trial is held

a person does bad or is in progress of doing bad, america: gets immunity.

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[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 43 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Trump has done many things against the emoluments clause. It doesn't matter.

The people are stupid and put corrupt/stupid people in charge. It's going to take smart people a lot more time and effort to restore basic sanity in a system that's being tested non-stop.

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[–] endeavor@sopuli.xyz 34 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

americans: imperach president/force them to resign for getting his dick sucked or for getting twitter updates from the opposite party. americans: Shoot a president for being nice

also americans: instead of hanging an rapist felon for attempted coup they elect him into office and sit idly while he abducts and traffics those he thinks of as "subhuman", crashes the entire economy, gets rid of all the us allies and does insanely corrupt shit every day

[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Really says a lot about what kind of country the US is.

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[–] VolumetricShitCompressor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

This sounds horrible for security. Yeah, let's accept a new Air Force One from a shady foreign state. Surely it's completely safe and not wired at all.

[–] cuteness@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The very same foreign government who hacked Jeff Bezos phone and assassinated a US citizen. Both of which happened during Trumps first term.

[–] LorIps@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

No it isn't? That was Saudi Arabia. And Khashoggi wasn't a citizen, just a green card holder. Qatar is mostly known for harbouring the leadership of Hamas

[–] viking 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And exploiting Indian, Nepalese and Bangladeshi workers for ridiculous high risk construction sites.

[–] LorIps@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, but every one of the Oil empires does that. They also treat women like shit and fund the bombing of Yemen.

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[–] scathliath@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm gonna cackle if this turns out to be a five-d chess move from the Qataris to make sure they can kill the US president whenever they want.

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[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago

What's another crime in the pile? Start reporting the legal things he does.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 16 points 2 weeks ago

Conservatism explained as "there must be out-groups to bind and in-groups to protect" is pretty good, but someone recently said it's just "what's good for me and mine right now?". Similar idea, different angle. I think this explains much.

Conservatives don't care about hypocrisy because it doesn't enter into "what's good for me and mine right now?" Pointing out that they're being a hypocrite matters as much as someone saying to you "Your sentence wasn't alphabetical". It's just not a thing they care about, just like you typically don't think about the ordering of your words.

[–] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The entire American political structure functions on bribes, lol, they've just legalized most ways and barely hide it when they haven't. Haven't you heard? American politicians are "transactional" in nature.

[–] dditty@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

True, but Bob Menendez was found guilty only recently for a far smaller amount. This is several orders of magnitude more expensive

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[–] Jumpingspiderman@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago

I bet it’s at least 1% espionage bugs by weight.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

Trump just whips out SCOTUS’ presidential immunity ruling. Proof he has no intent of leaving office alive.

[–] DrFistington@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They better have that shit filled to the brim with explosives, and the ability to remote crash or at any time

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[–] RedditIsDeddit@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

Most corrupt administration in the history of the USA. Good job flushing our country down the drain MAGA, you complete idiots.

[–] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Maybe they have a remote detonator installed in it

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 weeks ago

Qatar? No, they're inclined to like people they can buy.

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[–] huppakee@lemm.ee 8 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

The trump LIBRARY? What now? Does he have books?

[–] Nounka@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

The ones to connect the dots and collor...

[–] ZeffSyde@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

It's just going to be millions of copies of his unsold books.

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[–] clutchtwopointzero@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

too bad that, in America, law enforcement sits on the executive branch

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[–] Steve@startrek.website 6 points 2 weeks ago

See also Trojan Horse.

[–] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

And nothing will happen.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

DOJ insists

Via argumentum ad nuh uh.

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