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Air Force One Will Get Trump’s Preferred “Patriotic” & Gold Livery

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It has been confirmed that part of the fleet of planes used for Air Force VIP transport will progressively be getting a new paint scheme. Perhaps most significantly, keep in mind that Trump will soon be getting a new Boeing 747-8 that will act as Air Force One, which was a gift from Qatar. (onemileatatime.com) More...

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TXCAVU
Elizabeth Robillard 14
Air Force One was painted in its iconic light blue and white color scheme in the early 1960s at the request of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Check your history please. This was about a woman's choice.
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alanlaruetx
Alan LaRue 11
Exactly — It’s had that paint scheme since I was a little kid. I like it okay but it’s the only one I’ve ever seen. Saw it in person twice — once with LBJ and once with Carter, at the airport in Beaumont, TX.

I’m not personally a fan of the current President, but I like this paint scheme. Who suggested it has nothing to do with it. It looks American, to me! That thin gold stipe in no way detracts from the red, white, and blue.
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lschuc
Lewis Schucart 3
And designed by famous industrial designer Raymond Loewy, whose designs ranged from the Lucky Strike packages, to interiors of Skylab and British Airways' Concorde jets, Shell Oil logo (still in use today) Wedgwood china, and many other things.
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bingobanner
Russ Brown 13
I like airplanes: seeing them, learning about them, flying on them, hearing them-night or day. I like the people that build them, wash them, fly them, and the people that look up in the sky and wish they were on that plane. That is why I like this site. I wish it was kept that way.
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey 1
Unfortunately, you have to listen to a bunch of TDS victims freaking out over a thin gold stripe on a plane otherwise sporting the colors of the American flag (that in itself is probably an acute trigger for most of these people).

A gold stripe no different or any more prominent than what's been on every AF1 for decades -- but because it's Trump's AF1, it's secrete code for "communist dictator" and therefore a crises we must all discuss ad nauseam.
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Comanchero24
Jim Wallace 5
I used to think TDS was just a political barb meant to antagonize. I’m now sensing it can actually be a real thing. Going berserk over a gold stripe that 99.99% of people will never be close enough to see really lends itself towards something different. I just can’t make myself get too excited over an airplane stripe.
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 1
It’s as good if not better than Dunning-Krueger syndrome. Or cognitive dissonance …..your choice.
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey -1
You really like the term "Dunning-Krueger" don't you? You know just enough about it to keep using it inappropriately.
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alexa320
alex hidveghy -2
As much as you using TDS……as you think it’s cool.
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey 1
My god, you don't even know what TDS is, do you? Seems you've whimsically reversed it's meaning to suit yourself. Definition from Wikipedia:

"Trump derangement syndrome (TDS) is a pseudoscientific pejorative term used to describe negative reactions to U.S. president Donald Trump that are characterized as irrational and disconnected from Trump's actual policy positions."

Trump supporters don't have TDS.
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 1
Nice projection there! All your arguments are merely projection and propaganda, nothing more. All cults behave like this. You need a “charismatic” leader, one who can do no wrong and you cannot question and must bend the knee.
History shows cults and their leaders don’t usually end well. Reminder: Manson, Jim Jones, David Koresh, Warren Jeffs to name a few……
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey 1
Yes, I remember them. I also remember a charismatic leader who could do no wrong that carried out drone strikes against his own citizens and smuggled weapons, cash, and uranium to our enemies in the middle east. Not to mention a lot of guns to the cartels.
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WillisRF
WillisRF 3
TDS victims? If that what anyone is that doesn't want a convicted felon, blatant grifter, and liar extraordinaire for President?

I wonder if the interior will be as gaudy as the gold-festooned Oval Office?
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey -2
Oh, the "convicted felon" card again? You mean the convictions from that sham trial where the judge prevented almost all evidence from the defense to even be presented? Or where the jury was divided up and given different aspects of the case to deliberate, and could then render a guilty verdict without having to agree on anything?

If that trial had been conducted the same way against Obama or Biden, the media would have been apoplectic, pointing out how it violated all norms of criminal proceedings and was a blatant violation of the constitution, and you would have been in 100% agreement. Democrat double standards are astounding.

Mark my words, that trial will end up being thrown out, the verdicts overturned, and judge Merchan will be disbarred. He ignored the huge conflict of interest he had in the case, where his daughter stood gain financially from the proceedings and outcome of the trial, but didn't think that was a reason to recuse himself. When the backlash over that decision hit, he simply placed a gag order on the topic.

Of course those kinds of standards are never of any concern the media when it involves a Democrat.
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 1
Card? It’s on record! No way you can deny what happened. Only the SCOTUS, which is supposed to be independent, saved him and gave immunity. Otherwise his ass would already be in jail! I love yoyr projections, BTW, you're almost as desperate as trump himself!
I suppose you’re a fan of other MAGATS like Rudy Tooty, pillow guy and other lawyers who plead guilty, too? Where are they all now, huh?
And how come 64 frivolous lawsuits were tossed out? That’s how great you folks are, incompetent and laughable.
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey 1
Yes, I can deny it. As I asked you below -- What crime was Trump charged with? What law on the books did he break? I don't want to know what indictments were brought against him, that's not the same thing. Indictments require an underlying charge. What was it?
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 3
Funny you talk about “communists”
Yet, in the past we had trump actually saluting a NK general while visiting his “boyfriend”, Kim. If I’m not mistaken, that person was a communist and runs an authoritarian state shunned by the rest of the world.
Then, we have trump putting his effigy everywhere this year from the Kennedy Center, to the DOJ Building. This is the kind of thing that Communist states have done for decades!
As you say, communist bad, so why is trump acting like one? It’s truly bizarre and how many on the right don’t see the extreme iirony, if not hypocrisy…….the mind boggles.
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey -2
Why wouldn't he Salute Kim Jung Un in his own country? Trump was a guest, and it was a diplomatic talk meeting.

Did you notice that all of the ballistic missile tests and threats against the US stopped after that trip? Why wouldn't (or *couldn't*) Obama have handled that before leaving office?

The British Royals and Churchhill saluted Hitler. It's called being diplomatic. Hell, we even have photos of the Royal family practicing the Nazi Salute. So your point? Once again, it's just because "Trump did it" so, it's suddenly unprecedented.

And why are you worried about that Trump banner? It's a better look than this Nazi-esque performance was "https://www.amazon.ca/ConversationPrints-PHILADELPHIA-SPEECH-GLOSSY-PICTURE/dp/B0BCZYT6KM"
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fireftr
Dale Ballok 0
Sad, but true!
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FlyingSeagull
Chris Browne 30
Most won't be finished by the time he is out of office.
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jackx
Jakob Xanther 12
Fingers crossed. I am with you my friend.
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gskarad
Greg Skaradzinski 38
This is for repainting the existing fleet? Please spend more of our tax dollars on things that our tax dollars do not need to be spent on.
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dwight666
D Chambers 6
Wait a minute. Didn't American Airlines used to have aluminum fuselages, with a small red / white / blue stripe along the sides? That must have reduced paint-weight, eh?
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TXCAVU
Elizabeth Robillard 1
EXACTLY!
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TiredTom
Tom Bruce 3
exactly!!
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fireftr
Dale Ballok 2
Can’t help himself
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stephendm27
Stephen Miller 2
Talk about TDS.
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fireftr
Dale Ballok -1
EXACTLY
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MLSellers
Mildred Sellers -1
the new scheme is very much a copy of the OLD US AITWAYS
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fireftr
Dale Ballok -3
Ok, bleeding heart, let’s give to the homeless, plant more trees, and pay more protesters!
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 1
Hey, got your tariff refund check yet?…..no? Why not?….
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey 0
Because a single business owner, whose products are all made in China, decided we didn't need it because it was affecting his profits. If he had set up his production chain in America to begin with, instead of relying on slave labor, there would have been no issue.
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 1
Hmmm, I seem to recall “outsourcing” was all the rage back in GWB’s days! Everyone was encouraged to do exactly that, send jobs and manufacturing overseas.i believe that’s also when corporate welfare was a word, too….
And now these same people cry? Why? They started it then, but now they abhor it? Funny….
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WhiteKnight77
WhiteKnight77 2
It all started with NAFTA that Clinton signed.
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey -2
Yes it was "all the rage" and it's been an absolute disaster. No one bucked it because they're all owned and controlled by the people who implemented the plan to gut the American middle class and turn this country into a 3rd world nation -- and every single president since Carter has just gone along with it, until Trump.

And yes, it was a *planned* destruction. I suggest you watch this clip below until at lest the 1:30 mark. Watching all of it would do you more good, if you have the attentions span, to learn something you obviously know nothing about.

In fact, all of your rants seem to showcase just how much you don't know about anything when it comes to the big picture. All of your jabs sound like hollow sound-bytes plucked from a left-wing tabloid. They have no substance. They're just expedient, uninformed "gotchyas" that don't hold up.

There's a reason the whole world seemingly turned on Trump overnight when it became clear he was serious about running for President. He's an existential threat to the carefully constructed system of control, set up by a bunch of unelected, psychopathic, billionaire busy bodies, who think you're too stupid to manage your own life, that you're a thorn in the side of their existence and an obstacle standing in the way of their plans. They look at you like cattle.

"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-YUb8BBYvM&list=PLTiC6sh3wTi7RlI0TV35wptRmbNpBN88g"

more detail:
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrRc1hYMfwo"
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 3
Sorry, I just don’t like failed business men who stiff contractors, get impeached twice while in office in just the first term, cry for years about losing an election, calls everyone who he disagrees with a loser, speaks like an adolescent and is convicted by a jury of his peers of 34 felonies and gets a pass from SCOTUS and continues to denigrate most people including some of his own!
You obviously don’t have a problem with any of that, right??
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey 0
That's because you let the corporate media do your thinking for you. Their confidence rating is at 28%. So 72% of Americans no longer believe the media is telling them truth.

As I said, you have no idea as to what's really happening right now, and apparently, you couldn't be bothered to watch and *understand* the clips I posted. All you see is the shallow, surface-level BS, thinking that's the whole story.

It's funny, all my life I heard people say "Why can't politicians just say what they really mean. You never know what they're thinking". Now that we've got one, everyone hates it. It just proves that people don't really want the truth. They only care about personalities and being told what they want to hear.

FYI, I don't really like Trump's personality most of the time, but that 's not why I voted for him. I look at him like a platoon commander. Do you want a people pleaser leading you into battle or someone who's going to keep you from getting you ass blown off?

I've worked for a couple of bosses who I couldn't stand but you know what? Our departments ran smoothly, we got things done, and we were successful. Everyone benefited when bonus time rolled around.

Yes, I'm okay with everything you listed because Trump's right about all of it, and he's been unfairly attacked and prosecuted for absolutely nothing. Tell me, what was the underlying charge that resulted in 34 felony convictions? Not the individual counts brought by the prosecutor, but the underlying charge -- you know, the law on the books he violated. I'll save you a little time, you won't find it because there isn't one. That was the most blatant violation of the constitution and due process of the last century. Crimes require a victim.

And the impeachments were a joke. Impeached for talking to foreign leader on the phone. That's it -- unless you believe the made-up version of the phone call presented by Adam Schiff on the house floor. Seemed like a good plan until Trump released the transcript. Now where did the hacked DNC server eventually end up? Oh that's right, it was sent to Cloudstrike in Ukraine. No wonder the democrats panicked.

Maybe you don't remember, but the democrats were talking about impeaching Trump before he even took office. How does that work? Impeached for what exactly? Getting elected as an outsider? Yeah, that was the real problem. He wasn't one of *them* and they knew it.
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DaveRK
DaveRK 1
What are the homeless, trees and protesters going to do with a bunch of paint?
Try to stay with the topic.
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Bobqat
Bob Harrington 1
Don't know about the homeless trees, but the protesters are already quite adept at spraying their scat like a hippopotamus at an all-you-can-eat Taco Tuesday.
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 0
Homeless trees?!….Hmmm……
TACO Tuesday? You got that right, partially. The TACO King is scheduled to make a euphoric speech tonight! And it is Tuesday…….thats about it!!
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gagroome
gagroome 5
Leaving politics aside, and leaving aside that the sitting president can and has chosen whatever livery he wants for the VIP transport, I actually don't mind the new colour scheme. But I thought there was real utility in having the bottom half of the aircraft in reflective silver or light blue colours, particularly as it concerned anti-flash and anti-heat protection in the event of nuclear blasts. The new scheme clearly doesn't incorporate that function. Is it an acknowledgement that in the event of a nuclear exchange, such protection has no practicality? Everyone, including the U.S. president, will just be bending over and kissing their asses goodbye in a nuclear apocalypse.
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iflyrjs
terry gersdorf 15
He'll be gone by the time its ready
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Jaime1949
Jaime Terrassa -1
you a right mr. Terry it's sad
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n555cf
rbt schaffer 19
And it will look like any other average paint job on any other airliner... Rather than the iconic and clearly unique livery that it is now
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 9
You mean like that garish look in the Oval room?
Or how about the oversized trump picture draped on the DOJ building?
Smackings of North Korea….where it’s all the rage, I hear. And plenty of other authoritarian regimes, too. Is that we we should aspire to?
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey -2
No, he means it just looks fine, despite your mental problem that prevents you from seeing it.
It does look fine. It's simple, it's American colors and the gold stripe is no more prominent than it's been on every AF1 for decades.
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 2
Mental problem? Hmmm, did you by chance larch ir listen to that Davos speech? Or how about this week’s presser re the majority SCOTUS decision? Yup, you got that sown up tight!…..
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey 1
Please look up the meaning of a Straw man argument. It's a tactic use by people who can't answer questions. We're talking about an airplane paint scheme. I've already addressed the SCOTUS ruling in a prior post and the Davos speech went over your head because you apparently know nothing about history.
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 3
You mean like trump with those “nasty questions” while he either pivots, doesn’t answer or just goes off on a word salad tangent?
What a smocking genius, lmao!
COVFEFE and windmills, proper name is wind turbine, but we have to come down to a grade level education for some who are poorly educated……
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey 0
No, I mean it's actual definition. When someone inserts new elements into a debate that were never asked about or mentioned, and argue those points instead. This is an attempt to keep the conversation on their own turf where they're comfortable; like you just did.

I never mentioned a thing about Trump. You did. I was talking about my opinion of a paint scheme.

Trump and every politician now, or before him, has done this. So this is only issue for you because it's Trump.
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xtoler
Larry Toler 23
IMO the livery looks terrible. The colors do not represent the US Air Force.
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bbabis
bbabis -1
They are not supposed to represent the USAF. It does a great job of representing the United States of America!
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jmilleratp
jmilleratp 15
'Murica.
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xtoler
Larry Toler 17
It's USAF aircraft though. Being an AF veteran I guess I'm a bit partial on the livery of our planes.
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d7663
Dan Pond 12
No, it represents trump and only trump.
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 9
Absolutely! Look what he’s done to the Oval Room! Or the ballroom. Or the Kennedy Center.
The question is of course, why? Why does he feel the need to interject himself everywhere? Does he have some kind of psychological need or disorder that we don’t know about?
He’s pretty much acting like a NK dictator and if people don’t like that description, perhaps it’s time he stopped acting like one, right?
Someone should tell him. Any volunteers? It’s not a good look by any stretch.
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cigars71
Chad Mastny 4
And the current livery represented Jackie Kennedy and only Jackie Kennedy.
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 0
So? A truly iconic family, unlike others.
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey 0
Yes, full of affairs on both sides, a suspicious death at Lake Chappaquiddick, drug addiction, a generational history of alcoholism, lobotomizing a special needs child, and a cousin convicted of murder who later skated all charges on a technicality.

Typical domestic problems that anyone could have.
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 5
Except trump. Of course. He’s untouchable and totally innocent, it’s always someone else, right?!…..
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey -1
We were talking about the Kennedy. You have a very short attention span. Of course, if you believe the Trump family has those kinds of skeletons in it's closet, go find them and bring the receipts. I can tell you he doesn't, and for a very simple reason.

Just like with the Epstein distraction going on right now, if Trump had those kinds of issues, the Democrats would have produced the proof before election day in 2016.
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 2
SCOTUS is laughing at him and you! Tide is turning and that’s why he’s going off the deep end. He knows what’s coming. Sorry, mate, I’m just not a fan of felons or people that support them. My standards are way higher. obviously, your mileage varies. Bigly.
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alexa320
alex hidveghy -1
You surely jest…..
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craiglgood
Craig Good 17
Trump may be corrupt, but at least he has no taste.
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 2
But he does have taste - and all of it is low…….
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jmilleratp
jmilleratp 2
There's a movie quote: "Your taste is in your *$$."
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BSJ
Brian Johnson 12
Gift. Lol
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tglass3
Tom Glass 6
Like many I've grown up seeing the 60's livery on all of the 747's, 757's, 737's, and some Gulfstream AC that was inspired by Mrs. Kennedy. It's impossible to not look with admiration and awe when you see those aircraft shooting practice approaches as I get to do often where I live. It is a paint scheme that has survived the test of time when many many airlines versions have failed to do so. The new livery is much like many of those airlines attempts from back in the 70's and 80's. They didn't age well. Additionally it is just a rehash of the look of Trumps own -57, not very creative. It looks ok but but it will not turn heads for decades to come, and it will not stand out on short final or on the ramp like the current look. It will just blend in. I think I'm being generous here too. I've set aside my political opinions in thinking about and evaluating this topic...for years now.
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TiredTom
Tom Bruce 8
like a lot of what Trump is DOING...but...so tired of seeing him pontificate... and tired of this kinda stuff.. in 3 years I hope the next president takes his name off THE KENNEDY CENTER and removes Trump's name from the records
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 4
And not just the Kennedy Center! There are plenty of other self-congratulatory posters around. What’s the matter with this person. Didn’t daddy love him or what?
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jmilleratp
jmilleratp 16
More money disappearing down the deep dark hole that is the United States Government.
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fireftr
Dale Ballok 2
??? IT’S A NEW PLANE, AND IT HAS TO BE PAINTED, duh!
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 0
Maybe those government tariff refund checks can pay for it, no?!
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DanWardlaw
DanWardlaw 3
Which the US isn't getting anything f4om Canada or Europe anymore from what I've heard.
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 2
And rightly so.
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dwight666
D Chambers 2
Ain't nobody can't spend it like our 2 political parties. One gives it to poor people, and the other to rich people. We in the middle class get crumbs. Flames and death threats welcome -- bring 'em on.
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey 2
Very true. Political party is irrelevant. Except for a tiny handful of people on either side of the aisle, our government is nothing but an organized crime syndicate, set up to extort the rest of us.
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alexa320
alex hidveghy -1
Although it’s well known which of those two spends more like there’s no tomorrow! And I even bet you can tell me who had the last SURPLUS, can’t you?…..
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jmilleratp
jmilleratp 2
While both parties spend like drunks, the current one is increasing our National Debt by $6 billion per day. Each. And every. Day.
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey 2
And yet, when Trump tried to cut spending by eliminated 100s of useless, fraudulent government kickback programs, Lefty Democrats had a cow and sued to keep the money flowing.
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 1
You clearly don’t know about the exec jet being considered for DHS lease which a Saudi prince would smile at! yet it’s always/only the Dems that spend in your worldview! And for good measure, old cross eyes Patel took a private fBI jet to Milan so he could watch the Olympics!!
Where’s Muskrat and DOGE when they’re really needed, eh??
Also, known fact, it’s the radical right that spend and run up the deficit. Any idea how much it’s INCREASED this past year? Have a guess, pal….
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey 1
If you'd bother to verify things before you speak, you would know that several high-ranking government officials are *required* to fly on a government plane, even for personal business, due to security and communications reasons. The FBI director is one of those people.

Besides, it was a business trip, the reasons for which you can look up yourself. The fact that he went to a hockey game in the evening is important, why?

The DHS plan is being leased with plans to buy, and will serve a dual purpose. I think owning it is more cost effective than a perpetual lease. You're free to disagree.
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WhiteKnight77
WhiteKnight77 0
It was not Clinton and his tricky use of the books to get it to balance and have a surplus.
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Sailor48
Peter Gardner 3
Is it going to have his mug shot on the tail ??
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wolph818
Bob Wolff 5
It differs only slightly from the last TWA liveries. Nice job picking a failed airline to emulate. Hopefully someone else will direct the colors be restored at the next D check following the new livery.
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jmilleratp
jmilleratp 1
TWA using that way-over-busy final livery alone signaled the end for them. Man, that was ugly.
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Tomjones1267
Tom Jones 5
Of all the important things in the country; this does not make the top 100. I am surprised Gold wasn't the chosen color.
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Sailor48
Peter Gardner 0
Yes with his mug on the nose.
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Bobqat
Bob Harrington 6
Having already seen pictures of the new scheme appearing on a USAF C-32 and C-40, it is rather lame. With luck, Boeing will take its usual time and a half and someone with better taste - or just taste, period - will take office.

I understand Ms. Harris is a fan of schoolbus yellow... 😁
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noaljj
Noal Johnston 7
There always has to be someone there to bitch about stuff, keep your politics to yourself!!!
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fireftr
Dale Ballok -2
They can’t help themselves! It’s anytime Trump’s name is mentioned!
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 1
Maybe he should stop drawing attention to himself then? And dropping his effigy everywhere like a Communist Kim? I mean that’s exactly what these other authoritarian states have done for decades. Look at NK, Russia & China to name a few the past 60-70 years.
Trump always wants attention and adulation and now that he’s got it, people complain when they talk about him? Take away the talk and self-embellishing and maybe the talk and opinions might temper. You think that’s going to happen anytime soon? Hardly….
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Sailor48
Peter Gardner 0
Not only in NK, Russia & China, Iraq had the Statues to sodhim insane all over the place too. Duidn't they find s golden toilet in his palace?. All dictators fall in the end Trumpski will fall also in due time.
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jz8720
Jeffery Zeinert 2
If only TDS was fatal.
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ed7778
Dennis Stockton 3
Stop quibbling about costs. This is a Government project.
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bbabis
bbabis 6
The amount of TDS and America hating on this site is astounding. The word Trump in any article title is an instant trigger without a single rational thought.
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 5
How about the Dunning-Krueger effect that so many wish to erase? You’re not concerned about that, are you? Ho hum….
Rational? Trump? You are kidding, right?
Have you heard the latest SCOTUS decision today? Well? Better get to it quick….
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daxwax
John Kurc 3
Your supreme leader is proud of you.
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 2
And it’s not America hating, but you haven’t figured that part out yet, have you? Besides, SCOTUS have ruled. End of conversation.
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey 1
SCOTUS actually handed Trump a present and you still haven't figured it out.
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stephendm27
Stephen Miller -1
Pedophile is a rational thought.
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bbabis
bbabis -1
ROTFL! You made my point.
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WhiteKnight77
WhiteKnight77 0
Association does not equal guilt. If that is the case, Gates, Jackson (don't forget he was arrested and tried for child SA, even if acquitted, but y'all see nothing wrong with him admitting that he didn't see anything wrong with having kids sleeping in his bed with him), Ross, and other noted Democrats would be guilty as well.
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 1
I don’t care about Jackson, he wasn’t a lawmaker or politician and has been dead for a few decades. Mentioning him in this context is irrelevant …..besides, who said it was right anyway? What a weak argument!
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WhiteKnight77
WhiteKnight77 1
Did you forget all the people outside of the courthouse carrying signs in support of him? Yes, he is dead, but he was also associated with the convicted pdfile and, was actually tried for such. No one else associated with Epstein has been arrested and convicted of any sort of wrongdoing with teens. Even former Prince Andrew was arrested for something entirely different than SA. Nowhere has any hint of charges for Trump have been levied, yet too many accuse him of being, nay, have convicted him, of being such. What happens after he leaves office is yet to be seen. He could pull a Biden and take it a step further and pardon himself.
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 1
Well, he does love pardons doesn’t he? Maybe he’ll pardon himself??
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caaverill50
Carol Averill 4
Whatan egotist and embarrassing person we have in the office.
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ed7778
Dennis Stockton 2
Sorta like the guy who issued dozens of pardons on his last day in office after pledging "no one is above the law."
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey -3
That's hysterical. At least he knows where he is, unlike his predecessor.
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 4
You obviously missed that “speech” he gave in Davos a few weeks ago, huh? Or perhaps you just have a short memory?
Or how about this week’s presser where he excoriated two of his SCOTUS picks as well as going off on his typical rant bouncing off ceiling and walls all over the place. At least the Dems pulled off Biden. When will you do the same with this senile loser. That’s the $64M question no one seems to be able to answer!
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey 1
I hope you get some new material soon.
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 3
Trump always provides plenty of fodder, don’t you think? Has there ever been a week when he hasn’t made an ass of himself??
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gairforce
Gary Ondrey -1
You seem to be doing an excellent job of making an ass of yourself. You're a joke. Just another Lib loser
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey -1
In your opinion. What you really mean is that he's not behaving the way you see fit. Tough shit. Apparently, more than half the country finds it refreshing.
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 2
Sure. Must be the reason why his approval ratings are in the 30% range, eh?! Apparently? No, known fact that you do not appear to notice….yeah, tough shit and SCOTUS told him he’s breaking the law but you’re obviously OK WITH THAT! And violating the Constitution as well. MAGATs are not known for being sharp, are they ?
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey 1
Trump hasn't violated the constitution or broken any laws. Please give me one example where Trump ignored an order from a circuit judge or a SCOTUS ruling.

Can't say the same for Biden. SCOTUS struck down his plan to use taxpayer dollars to forgive student loans. He simply re-worked the Executive Order so that terms for forgiveness were different and did it anyway.

By the way, if you believe ratings from polls, you're more easily fooled than I thought.
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 0
Well, the most easily fooled ones are the maggots you know the cultists
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Bobqat
Bob Harrington 1
Who was it that visited 57 states during his campaign?
As obnoxious as Trump is, it pales compared to WordSalad or, gods forbid, the even worse cackler, Shrillary.
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 4
Um, it was him that invented the word salad! How you forget.
COVFEFE is just one example of very many. Omissions don’t help your argument at all. He was the king of word salads and bloviating like an adolescent. You must have forgotten, huh?!……
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey -1
Please provide examples of the other "many" examples. At least he didn't need a news network to selectively edit his interviews in order to appear coherent.
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 3
But keeps going off script all the time! You must not notice, how quaint! Millions do. Try harder….
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey 0
You mean just like Kamala and Joe? Yeah. "It's always okay when our side does it".
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Bobqat
Bob Harrington -3
You shoulda seen the alternative...
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey 0
The one who knew the importance of the passage of time?
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vertgreen
Lawrence Green 3
Aurevoir D.T.
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cratermoon
Steven Newton 2
I don't like the look of the vertical stabilizer,
though I can't exactly say why.
On the 747 it's so large that all that white with just a flag looks empty.
The current livery,
with the blue leading edge
and the small sweep along the bottom connecting it to the body of aircraft,
feels more solid yet dynamic.
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WhiteKnight77
WhiteKnight77 1
The current VC-45s have an all white tail with a much smaller flag on it, and the serial numbers.
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TerrySanDiego
Terry Apple 2
Perhaps I am mistaken, but isn't the current paint scheme meant to make the aircraft less easy to see against the sky?
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Sailor48
Peter Gardner 2
Paint it the Orange of his face or Gold it would then stand out more and the people will see it up there and bow down as it passes over. That would please his overinflated Ego.
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cratermoon
Steven Newton 3
Kind of surprised he hasn't asked for his face to be painted on the tail, surrounded by rococo gold filigree
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Sailor48
Peter Gardner 2
Yes and on the nose of it.
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gtnielsen
Garry Nielsen 2
I don't know. It looks pretty classy, unlike the primary passenger.
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RSBD
Paul Burdette 2
Hopefully the next president changes the paint scheme to reflect true patriotic values and not some ego gratifying whim of a dictatorial narcissist.
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randyeveret
randy everett -3
You mean like JFK?
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WhiteKnight77
WhiteKnight77 1
This thread didn't disappoint.
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stephendowell
Steve Dowell 1
Indictments,convicted felon,TDS,OMG ...use whatever words and terms you like but the bottom line is Trump is an egotistical deranged maniac who is an embarassment to the U.S and a danger to world order.One mention of Trump on an otherwise innocent aeroplane blog and you get pages and pages of mixed comments all barbed with frustration and anger.A surefire indication of the mess that Trump has got the US into.The world looks on in anxious disbelief as the US continues to bury itself.....laughable if not so serious.
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gairforce
Gary Ondrey 0
Your TDS is laughable. However it gives me great pleasure to see the anguish that President Trump causes to all of you anti American Libs. Enjoy the next three beautiful years.
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stephendowell
Steve Dowell 1
Make assumptions why dont you......Im not anti American im anti the effect Trump is having on America.And Im a British conservative voter.Just like Trump you opened your mouth before engaging your brain.
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey 0
So you come here to bitch, because doing it in your own country might land you in jail. Europe is descending back into 1930s Germany and you're not allowed to notice, but Trump is the problem?
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gairforce
Gary Ondrey -1
Why don't you worry about fixing your screwed up country before you bash ours. We are enjoying our new found prosperity while you languish in your new found Marxist ideology.
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stephendowell
Steve Dowell 1
New found prosperity?......go and watch the live street cam from Kensington Ave,Philadelphia.....rampant drug abuse and streets full of feuding homeless...yeah right prosperous! Makes UK look positively glamerous.Your so deluded.
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gairforce
Gary Ondrey 1
Stock market all time high.. inflation at 2%. 179,000 jobs created last month. Like I said before... fix your mess. You are not exactly in a position to offer any worthwhile advice. The rants of a Trump hater. So pathetic
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stephendowell
Steve Dowell 3
lol..yep typical Trunp.....highlight the stats that you think are making America great and blindly overlook the glaringly obvious downsides to Trumps egocentical decision making.Live in your own deluded world but you dont fool me.And BTW, I'd be more than happy to debate what is currently wrong with the UK at an appropriate time and place.However correct me if I am wrong....this current debate relates to Trump and his choice of livery for AF1 and goes on to discuss wider but relevant and linked issues regarding the man himself.Nowhere do i see the UK's economy being discussed.Facts and accuracy are everything my friend......something that Trump himself needs to learn.
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alexa320
alex hidveghy -1
Well said! MAGATs are not exactly the sharpest knives in the drawer if you think about their adulation to such a person. Sad really…
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daxwax
John Kurc 1
GD! He’s a narcissistic Pendejo!
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DanWardlaw
DanWardlaw 1
How can he go and destroy something designed by Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Jerk!
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sparkie624
sparkie624 1
Nice looking Paint Scheme!
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rafuzo
rafuzo 11
weird way to announce to us that you have to stay 500ft from a school
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cigars71
Chad Mastny -4
Yet another topical reply to my question about powder blue from a scholar on the left. That's 2 for 2!
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alexa320
alex hidveghy -1
Looks like you're well on the way to having your second post hidden due to number of downvotes! And in just one thread. You going for a record or what?
That speaks volumes…..
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey -1
Yes, it does speak volumes, but not the way you think it does.
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 3
A negative is a negative! Even you can’t turn it in to a plus. And the more negatives the worse it gets.
Kinda like his ratings. Have a guess where they are, do entertain us? I can already see your respond, but, but…….
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey 2
There are no real "negatives" here. The down-voting just people having little emotional tantrums based on uninformed ideology. They down-vote because they really don't have an informed reply.

And there's no "but". As I said above, if you actually believe ratings polls, you're setting yourself up for a let down. How'd the polling work out in the 2016 and 2024 elections? Polls are only as accurate as the people who rig them.
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WhiteKnight77
WhiteKnight77 2
The phrasing of a question for a poll can lead a respondent to state something that is opposite of what they actually believe.
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DaveRK
DaveRK 7
Hwy How about presenting reasonable, logical and common sense thoughts about the subject instead of the typical ignorant and childish comments we see all too often these days.
People like you use the same worthless replies no matter what the subject over & over.
And honestly IMO all you are doing is showing your hate.
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cigars71
Chad Mastny 2
That's a good, topical reply to my question asking why powder blue represents the United States in anyway. Im sure you know those colors were chosen by Jackie Kennedy. Why should Trump not have the same ability to redesign the livery since the two latest 747's happen to be contracted during his term?
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TiredTom
Tom Bruce 4
I like tradition... keep the old colors
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genojoy
Gene Joy 5
Powder blue is a lot more regal than Trump's garish 3rd world dictator gold.
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cigars71
Chad Mastny 0
Oh, so you also hated the Biden Autopen's retaining of the current gold stripe? Psst! Your TDS is showing...
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 2
And your Dunning-Krueger is even better!
Bet you love your Sharpie, don’t you? And scrawl up & down like a 10-year-old? How very impressive. Not.
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 1
Topical? Hmm…..
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 3
How great a week was it for him really? What a presser, he certainly didn’t disappoint in his meltdown, did he?
And didn’t you just love how he now excoriated his very own conservative picks on the SCoTUS. Doesn’t get more bizarro than that, does it?!
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btweston
btweston 6
With an ugly paint job?

It’s not a cult, guys.
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey 0
You don't like colors representing America?
Move to Argentina, or Micronesia, or even Somalia. They all have the pale blue colors you're used to in their flags.
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alexa320
alex hidveghy -1
Is that why you have so many posts on here downvoted and not shown? Way to go!
And have you heard the latest from the conservative SCOTUS today? You gonna critique that, too?

Good luck with that, pal!
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey -3
Being down-voted in this little partisan popularity contest is a badge of honor. It's a confirmation that most people make decisions based on emotion and herd mentality, instead of facts and independent thought. Your *opinions* are all uninformed and you have a highly noticeable mental disorder.

I'll critique SCOTUS for you. First of all, SCOTUS didn't rule against the tariffs themselves, only that IEEPA was the wrong avenue for enforcing them. If you had read the justices' opinions instead of blindly believing corporate media headlines, you'd know this.

The opinions of Alito, Thomas, and Gorsuch pointed Trump in the right direction, so he will just change the criteria under which those tariffs are collected, and expand others. This really wasn't the massive defeat the corporate media is drooling over. They're just doing what they always do: lying for the sake of negative talking points.

Secondly, Tariffs alone supported this country between 1861 and 1933 and were as high as 50% across the board (the average tariff rate under Trump is 16%). The country had no national debt, a huge surplus of money, and no one paid income tax -- and no one was complaining.

SCOTUS just ignored historical precedent and voted on a partisan lines just to "get Trump". Roberts and Barrett are not conservatives, if you hadn't noticed.

So what changed? Why are tariffs suddenly a big problem?
That's easy: because Trump imposed them instead of a Democrat. Proof:

"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmcf6eUu5vw"

So this is all just a bunch of hypocritical bloviating from TDS stricken Democrats, who seem to have amnesia whenever it suits them.
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tglass3
Tom Glass 4
What version of 1920's and 30's version of history are you reading, and does any of your information come from economists? It seems easy to glean from most sources that higher tariffs worsened the economy during the great depression. Correct me with some sources why not if available, please.
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey -1
The great depression was engineered, designed to seize physical assets and confiscate everyone's gold. Prior to that, the American economy was booming.
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 2
Of course it’s a badge of honor! You think people don’t know that?
How about flood the zone? That, too?
And yes, I know how to differentiate between a general headline and then context when reading the articles. No lecturing required, thanks.
It is still a major set back for trump because there are now signs the SCOTUS will no longer bend the knee. See what John Roberts said…..
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey 1
"flood the zone"? That was the exact phrase they used during Event 201, to describe how they were going to stifle free speech and prevent "misinformatin" during Covid. In other words, drown out sane voices with a scripted narrative.
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 2
Um no! It was during trump 1.0, before COVID.
Try Steve Bannon, trumps hobo advisor who did jail time even! Do try and keep up. If you can get your facts straight that is…..
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 1
Stifle free speech? That’s really rich coming from a thumper!
And you also forgot who it was that coined the phrase, flood the zone - none other than trump “advisor” and strategist, Mr. Bannon! Who also did a spell of jail time for good measure. Which you might either deny or better yet, say he didn’t deserve or whatever flavor of the day you choose…..
But hey, don’t let facts and projection get in the way of your argument…..
Malignant narcissism isn’t a good place to be….
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey 2
I never paid attention to Steve Bannon. He's corrupt and I don't really care who coined the phrase. It has no relationship to the comments here. The people "flooding the zone" in this forum are the Never-Trumpers.

However, that phrase was used profusely through out Event 201.

As for Steve going to jail, he deserved it. He defied a congressional subpoena. My question is why didn't the same thing happen to:

Eric Holder
Bill and Hillary
Hunter Biden
Eric Swalwell
Lois Lerner
and Bryan Pagliano

Oh, that's right. They're all Democrats. The rules don't apply.

With regard to stifling free speech, where were you in 2021 when hundreds of YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram accounts were taken down for asking questions about, and disagreeing with, the handling of the sham pandemic? Turns out they weren't conspiracy theorists after all.

You must have heard all about this censorship campaign. It was called "The Twiiter Files". It was all kicked off by Twitter censoring an article about Hunter Biden's laptop, which ended up being proven as authentic, despite the media lying about it for months.

You keep using the word "projection" but I don't think you really know what it means.
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 6
No need to! He’s already done the Oval Office, WH ballroom and Kennedy Center as well as emblazoned himself on the DOJ Building!

When is it enough for this person to get adulation? It’s like Kim of NK, that’s what they do, the communists, you know! And you're supposed to hate them, remember? Uh, apparently, no you don’t…..sheesh.
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DaveRK
DaveRK 6
And another worthless comment on the subject.
It's becoming increasingly difficult not to stoop to use your low IQ responses, that's all folks like you seem to understand.
I never cared for calling people "stupid", so I'll end with this; "Ignorant people do not know they're ignorant" Loosely taken from the Dunning Kruger Effect.
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Toby333jn
Judith Anderson -1
Me too!
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