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WarGamer

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39. So... he can't afford $1M to fix the plane?

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #38)

Sun Mar 21, 2021, 01:38 PM

Mar 2021

Trump mocking is fun but reality has to enter into the equation sometime.

Logic says he's waiting until he launches his '24 campaign or starts rallies for his SuperPac and he uses campaign funds to fund the refresh. We'll see the Trump 752 flying later this year.

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Trump's private Boeing 757 sitting idle in disrepair at New York airport: report [View all] Initech Mar 2021 OP

It needs an exorcism as well as repairs. Ocelot II Mar 2021 #1

Yep, it's going to need more than sage burning. hamsterjill Mar 2021 #21

They'd better not re-use any parts in another airplane without sageing those parts. Ocelot II Mar 2021 #24

You got that right!!!! hamsterjill Mar 2021 #25

Sage won't do it. Not strong enough. jmowreader Mar 2021 #37

Maralardo partially closed due to, get this, Covid-19 outbreak! machoneman Mar 2021 #2

I heard they changed the name PJMcK Mar 2021 #4

Yeah, he's really, really rich PJMcK Mar 2021 #3

Even if he has money, or at least appears to have money... Initech Mar 2021 #17

A clear sign of cash flow problems. Pretty apparent he can't afford to fix it. brush Mar 2021 #23

trump is too poor to repai this plane LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2021 #5

I say he should fly it anyway. sheshe2 Mar 2021 #15

I agree. Since when has Trump followed anything resembling common sense Marie Marie Mar 2021 #31

Hmmm sheshe2 Mar 2021 #32

Link? WarGamer Mar 2021 #28

Here LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2021 #35

Forbes has Trump's net worth at $4B WarGamer Mar 2021 #36

trump's net worth has dropped LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2021 #38

So... he can't afford $1M to fix the plane? WarGamer Mar 2021 #39

Betting he doesn't want to spend the $ to bring the plane to FAA standards. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 2021 #6

He need lawyers WA-03 Democrat Mar 2021 #7

It's a beautiful plane, he should fly in it tomorrow. dem4decades Mar 2021 #8

I'm sure he could pilot it ... he should give it a go, show everyone what a badass he is (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #14

The best pilot, he knows more than the pilots. Only he can fly it. dem4decades Mar 2021 #16

He only flys the best planes, don't you know? Initech Mar 2021 #18

Hope they're charging him up the wazoo for tarmac rental space Blue Owl Mar 2021 #9

I bet he stiffs the owner of the cessna Beachnutt Mar 2021 #10

He owns TWO Citation X's... WarGamer Mar 2021 #26

The former guy needs to have rallies and ask for donations. Seems like a logical next move if his brewens Mar 2021 #11

It represents everything trump liberal N proud Mar 2021 #12

Maybe someone could start a go fund me for him blueinredohio Mar 2021 #13

So emblematic of tRump - rotting, old and useless. NoMoreRepugs Mar 2021 #19

John Travolta keeps his plane in better shape... brooklynite Mar 2021 #20

He donated it to a Museum in Australia... it's been retired. WarGamer Mar 2021 #27

Apparently, QANTAS offered him a 747, but he concluded he wouldn't be able to pay for the upkeep brooklynite Mar 2021 #30

"Everything Trump Touches Dies" Elwood P Dowd Mar 2021 #22

Soooo he has wads of cash just sitting around, but no money to fix his plane PortTack Mar 2021 #29

Like everything else he "owns", Mr.Bill Mar 2021 #33

Trump's plane needs service? PJMcK Mar 2021 #34

I saw that the TFG supporters think that this plane just went to Afghanistan LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2021 #40