Updated
Updated · HuffPost · Jul 1
X Users Mock Trump’s $400 Million Air Force One as White House Hails Inaugural Flight
Updated
Updated · HuffPost · Jul 1

X Users Mock Trump’s $400 Million Air Force One as White House Hails Inaugural Flight

3 articles · Updated · HuffPost · Jul 1

Summary

  • Social media users swarmed Steven Cheung’s post about Donald Trump’s first trip on the new Air Force One, turning the White House promotion into a stream of mocking nicknames.
  • Trump used the retrofitted Boeing 747 to fly to North Dakota, where he became the first official visitor to the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library.
  • The $400 million jumbo jet had been owned by Qatar before being given to Trump and converted into the official U.S. presidential aircraft.
  • That handover has already drawn ethical criticism, a controversy Cheung did not address in his celebratory post about the plane’s inaugural flight.

Insights

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