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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump's private Boeing 757 sitting idle in disrepair at New York airport: report
The full-size passenger airliner, which bears Trump's name across the side in large block letters, has fallen into disrepair. One engine is shrink-wrapped and the other is missing parts, according to the outlet.
Getting the plane, which was 20 years old when Trump purchased it in 2010, back into flying shape could reportedly cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Flight records obtained by CNN signal that Trump hasn't used the plane since leaving office in January.
Trump's Boeing 757 was a staple during his 2016 presidential campaign. Since becoming a private citizen, he's been flying on his smaller 1997 Cessna 750 Citation X corporate jet, according to CNN.
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/544092-trumps-private-boeing-757-sitting-idle-in-disrepair-at-ny-airport
That's sad, that plane deserves better.
Ocelot II
(115,065 posts)hamsterjill
(15,198 posts)Like Susan Rice did in Stephen Millers old office. That plane might as well be dismantled.
Ocelot II
(115,065 posts)Otherwise there might be a situation like the ghosts of Flight 401. That was the Eastern Airlines airplane that crashed in the Everglades back in the '70s. Some parts were salvaged and used in another airplane in Eastern's flight, and for years after that it was claimed that the ghosts of two of the crew members who had died appeared on that airplane. https://www.ozy.com/true-and-stories/flying-the-ghostly-skies/232247/ Parts from Trump's plane would probably carry evil spirits to whatever airplane they were used in.
hamsterjill
(15,198 posts)n/t
jmowreader
(50,419 posts)For this job, we may want to go straight to boiling in deer urine.
machoneman
(3,941 posts)No kidding!
PJMcK
(21,851 posts)I think it's now called Merde-A-Loco.
Many people are saying this.
PJMcK
(21,851 posts)NOT.
Trump is a total phony and anyone who can't see that really needs a reality check.
There is absolutely nothing about Trump that is real. It's all an illusion designed to con people out of their money.
Initech
(99,881 posts)He's a cheap asshole. I know people who have money who are the biggest cheapskates you could ever meet. They do everything they can to appear rich, but when the check comes, you're paying.
brush
(53,331 posts)His properties like Doral and the hotel in DC aren't doing well either and he's got attorney bills up the yin-yang.
LetMyPeopleVote
(143,630 posts)sheshe2
(83,126 posts)What are the chances that it would crash and burn....ummm
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)and it always worked out for him before. Fly that baby - you are indestructible! Oh, and get a pilot who knows how to eject with a parachute.
sheshe2
(83,126 posts)Space Force.
WarGamer
(11,965 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(143,630 posts)WarGamer
(11,965 posts)Last edited Sat Mar 20, 2021, 11:15 PM - Edit history (1)
That's assets minus debt. Make your own conclusion.
LetMyPeopleVote
(143,630 posts)WarGamer
(11,965 posts)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.
OAITW r.2.0
(23,637 posts)And that says a lot. Had he the money to do it - flying around in a spiffed up Trump 45 doing his Trump rallies, collecting door revenue and a % of the sales, he would do it in a heartbeat. Nothing says look at me as a guy whol fly around in a 757.
But (1) his balance sheet sucks and (2) he needs to budget for lawyer fees and that will cost more than a brand spanking new 757 painted to Trump's detail.
WA-03 Democrat
(3,011 posts)I think he will declare bankruptcy to shield himself the barrage of lawsuits. They will settle the civil ones through a court of equity.
dem4decades
(11,208 posts)Hugh_Lebowski
(33,643 posts)dem4decades
(11,208 posts)Initech
(99,881 posts)Blue Owl
(49,737 posts)Beachnutt
(7,143 posts)Hurry up and lock his ass up....please
WarGamer
(11,965 posts)Can he stiff himself? Sounds kinky...
brewens
(13,349 posts)followers really believe.
liberal N proud
(60,288 posts)Rotting
blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)NoMoreRepugs
(9,215 posts)brooklynite
(93,626 posts)(yes, he's licensed to fly it)
WarGamer
(11,965 posts)But John's still quite active in Aviation... he's a brand ambassador for Bombardier and IIRC, he recently purchased a Challenger 350.
brooklynite
(93,626 posts)Elwood P Dowd
(11,443 posts)I'm surprised Air Force One is still working.
PortTack
(32,491 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,030 posts)the plane is probably hocked for more than it is worth.
PJMcK
(21,851 posts)Only he can fix it.