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From the same twitter feed that first spotted the mystery flight to Iraq
Link to tweet
SAM995 - Climbing out from Joint Base Andrews
🇺🇸 US Air Force
C-37B 06-0500
http://www.jetphotos.com/photo/9181991
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Looks like the rw talkers might have just lost their talking point about the dems at fault for leaving and not being available to negotiate while old dotard sacrifices the holidays waiting in DC. ?
Zoonart
(11,866 posts)salin
(48,955 posts)but its always fun to catch the lie as it first explodes into undeniable bursting b.s.!
2naSalit
(86,612 posts)it's where he gets his international handlers meetings out of the way while he cheats at golf.
I hope that he ends up having to repay every penny we had to put out for his golfing administration.
salin
(48,955 posts)such as he did for the V.A.
While I love the idea of repayment, I somehow wonder if he will have many pennies left to repay after all of investigations conclude.
2naSalit
(86,612 posts)$$ that crowd actually has or will have when the gavel comes down. the good part about a RICO conviction is that all assets can be seized. And it also has a "dragnet" sort of function so all the cronies go down with Individual 1, along with their assets.
salin
(48,955 posts)shanny
(6,709 posts)(and Marine 1). I am also sure he tried or will try, and will stomp his little feet when denied.
LiberalArkie
(15,715 posts)with smaller airports with the corp jets.
C_U_L8R
(45,002 posts)for fishing excursions. The press played along with
the Camp David cover stories.
2naSalit
(86,612 posts)becomes AF1 or whatever they would call it at that point.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)getagrip_already
(14,750 posts)Reporters would have seen his helo take off or him head out in a motorcade. And his destination airport will be shut down while the plane approaches and lands. He then needs to get into mara-lago (another motorcade) and then guests will see him.
You can't keep this a secret. The press pool might sit on it if requested, but they will eventually report it.
Lithos
(26,403 posts)getagrip_already
(14,750 posts)He gets bored in the oval office. No tv. The only actual meetings he has with other people are meals where he eats and they watch. So not being in the oval office isn't unusual.
But i really don't think he is in florida. I might be wrong, but moving him around isn't that stealthy and there are lots of witnesses around.
Plus, if he went, he would make a point of everybody knowing. It's all about him afterall, and that he can do whatever he wants.
Jared and ivanka are already there, so maybe this was don jr joing them for the pahte'?
brooklynite
(94,562 posts)The President would never be allowed to fly on a plane that small.
musette_sf
(10,201 posts)the past 2 years have been a shitshow of "The President would never (fill in the blank) - um, scratch that."
salin
(48,955 posts)But after his tweet fit this morning - he has gone quiet - and perhaps a soothing flight thinking about how much money will pour into Trump pockets while adoration is poured upon him by fawning members - might account for twitter break.
And in the era of Trump - nothing tends to make sense anymore.
brooklynite
(94,562 posts)If the goal is to make it to Mar-a-Lago for NYE, he'd be seen at the party, so there'd be no point in hiding his departure by flying out on a plane that would be too small for his communication and safety needs. Secret Service and Military would never let him travel that way.
LakeSuperiorView
(1,533 posts)How large is the "beast"?
Your argument holds no water.
getagrip_already
(14,750 posts)You really can't fly in a more dangerous situation. And they let him do that........
LakeSuperiorView
(1,533 posts)But, yes, there isn't anything much more dangerous in a non-combat situation than a carrier landing. Of course, W didn't have anything to do with flying it, although he claimed he did. It was a hugely expensive publicity stunt - the Mission Accomplished fiasco.
brooklynite
(94,562 posts)SeattleVet
(5,477 posts)looks like SAM 995 made a brief stop in Atlanta, then headed directly back to Andrews. Got to be some other gov't official being dropped off (or picked up), and not tRump.
salin
(48,955 posts)Link to tweet
Francesca Chambers
Verified account @fran_chambers
The White House has called a travel and photo "lid" for the day, which means the president won't be going out tonight.
3:05 PM - 31 Dec 2018
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Who knows who was given a ride. Thanks for the heads up - I will go back and read what else has been added per new tweets.
Wonder what we should expect from the pres - he didn't do so well stewing in the WH a week ago - and I get the feeling that NYE has more meaning to him (ala galas) than Christmas Eve.