Rachel Abrams
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And just to be clear, if this is a straight up gift from a foreign state, is that prohibited by any rules? That's a great question.
And just to be clear, if this is a straight up gift from a foreign state, is that prohibited by any rules? That's a great question.
I, unlike you, Maggie, do not know much about Air Force One. In a normal world, how does a plane become an Air Force One plane?
I, unlike you, Maggie, do not know much about Air Force One. In a normal world, how does a plane become an Air Force One plane?
Okay, but if we already have an Air Force One, why is President Trump even entertaining the idea of getting a new Air Force One?
Okay, but if we already have an Air Force One, why is President Trump even entertaining the idea of getting a new Air Force One?
Why the Qataris? Why this plane? Why from them?
Why the Qataris? Why this plane? Why from them?
I want to break down a little bit what you said about the things that need to happen to the Qatari planes in order for them to become Air Force One planes. So, like, the militarization of the planes, what does that mean?
I want to break down a little bit what you said about the things that need to happen to the Qatari planes in order for them to become Air Force One planes. So, like, the militarization of the planes, what does that mean?
We'll be right back. So, Maggie, this proposed gift for this plane, what do we know about the terms?
We'll be right back. So, Maggie, this proposed gift for this plane, what do we know about the terms?
Okay, so the idea here being that, like, the Qataris would not be donating it to him. They would be donating it to the Department of Defense. And then after Trump leaves office, the plane doesn't go to him. It goes to his library. So it's still not going to him, and therefore it's more kosher? Yeah.
Okay, so the idea here being that, like, the Qataris would not be donating it to him. They would be donating it to the Department of Defense. And then after Trump leaves office, the plane doesn't go to him. It goes to his library. So it's still not going to him, and therefore it's more kosher? Yeah.
Okay, whether or not he actually keeps his plane for his personal use, what it seems like is that the sitting president of the U.S. just got or will get or is negotiating to get a $400 million plane for free, a plane that the U.S. would otherwise be paying a United States company to manufacture and retrofit.
Okay, whether or not he actually keeps his plane for his personal use, what it seems like is that the sitting president of the U.S. just got or will get or is negotiating to get a $400 million plane for free, a plane that the U.S. would otherwise be paying a United States company to manufacture and retrofit.