UPDATE: Donald Trump Takes Office as the 47th US President
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Hm. It's not true that Democrats haven't defined a problem. For the last decade, Democrats have defined Trump as the problem. That's not a bad strategy since he's very destructive but it's not enough.
The Democrats problem is that they're not doing anything differently when they have power. This is why is Mamdani is very popular and the DSA is ascending. If Mamdani made false promises, people would've cooled on him by now since the honeymoon period is over but they haven't. The reason -- he's actually fighting for the things he promised to fight for.
The Ugly American Comes to Europe: Donald Trump in France
Donald Trump's visit to Évian and Versailles offered this Geneva resident an unusually close look at the American president as the local press reported on all the ins and outs of his drop-by. While much of the commentary has focused on the G7 and the very thin memorandum of understanding with...
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Just Dance Vance. The Vancelings have returned.
Nikki Leanna Boddie
Dear God im glad im old and not 19 eating shrooms watching this nonsense
Bobby Melone
My favorite part is how he laughs at these memes and the other people who were laughing at them are suddenly like “
We’re laughing at you, not with you!
”.
Dustin Dabb
JD wishes he was this cool
Dear God im glad im old and not 19 eating shrooms watching this nonsense
Bobby Melone
My favorite part is how he laughs at these memes and the other people who were laughing at them are suddenly like “
Dustin Dabb
JD wishes he was this cool
World Wide News
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Italy has decided to withdraw its military forces from Iraq.
The US is becoming isolated in the region..
Third...world...country!
The Media is our thyroid gland as it controls our temperature. The Media were always controlled by the rich, and we were conditioned to have them be our actuators on if we were cool or hot. If we don’t need the rich we as hell don’t need their mouthpiece.
The Rich love the fractured media because it reduces their cost. A man on his cellphone in his car is cheaper than paying for a newsroom with a van. They can pay 1000 voices and amplify them so frequently it makes that point of view larger through the echoes.
Oh, wow.
It’s a way to raise the interest rates with our permission. This was Nixon’s plan. It’s why it’s always fuck Paul Volcker.
The New Republic
21h ·“We’re told that the aerial image of the crowds from his rally last week enraged him so much that officials ended up deleting them,” CNN’s Kaitlan Collins reported. https://trib.al/INduzpY
Trump wants the $400M Qatari-gifted new Air Force One to be the centerpiece of his presidential library. But there’s a problem
Ariana Baio
Sun, July 5, 2026 at 1:08 PM EDT
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President Donald Trump wants to put the luxury Boeing 747-8 inside the lobby of his future presidential library (AFP/Getty)
President Donald Trump hopes to put the newly outfitted Air Force One, a gift from the Qatari government worth $400 million, into his presidential library after leaving office – but he could run into obstacles doing so, from Democrats in Congress to the physical complexities of getting the plane in a building.
In March, Trump showed off digital renderings of his future presidential library and potential hotel, which showed the luxury Boeing 747-8 parked in the lobby next to a golden escalator. The plane, which Trump controversially accepted as a gift, is expected to be transferred to his presidential library after his term ends.
He boasted about it to reporters in the Oval Office, acknowledging that putting Air Force One in the lobby of a skyscraper in the middle of Miami was likely going to be “a trick.”
While the physical barriers may require some creative thinking, the president must first ensure he can physically keep the plane – something Democratic members of Congress may try to block, should they win back the House in the midterms, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.
In June, one Democratic representative sought to stop the aircraft from being transferred to the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library with an amendment. Last year, Senate Democrats also attempted to prevent any foreign aircraft from serving as Air Force One.
Both measures have failed, thanks to congressional Republicans.
But should Democrats pick up more seats in the upcoming midterms, they may have better luck preventing Trump from taking home his $400 million foreign-gifted plane.
A spokesperson for Rep. Joe Courtney, who introduced the amendment preventing the transfer of the jet to the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library, told the Wall Street Journal that Courtney will continue working to ensure the aircraft “remains the property of the U.S. government.”
The president has faced intense ethical scrutiny from Democratic lawmakers and skepticism from some Republicans for accepting the plane gifted by the Qatari government. He’s dismissed criticisms by highlighting the generosity of the donation and insisting it’s for temporary use.
The luxury Boeing 747-8 jet is being used under a temporary “bridge” program until two new Boeings, to be used as Air Force One, are ready. They are expected to be delivered in 2028.
The president took the maiden voyage on Air Force One this past week with a trip to South Dakota to kick off Fourth of July celebration at Mount Rushmore.
The new Air Force One is red, white and blue on the exterior and has new luxurious interior features such as lie-back seats and plush carpet (Reuters)
Members of the administration showed off the new interior of the plane in photos online. The plane now has large plush beige seats that lie back, wood paneling, carpets, a built-in bookshelf and more.
Traditionally, there is a protocol for retiring military aircraft so they can be used in museums, Doug Birkey, the executive director of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, told the Wall Street Journal.
For example, the Boeing VC-137C jet used as Air Force One between 1972 and 2001 was first retired and then given to the Ronald Reagan Foundation. Eventually, it was put in the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, where it is currently on display.
In addition to potential run-ins with congressional Democrats, the president will need to figure out a way to get the physical plane inside the skyscraper.
The Reagan Foundation was forced to disassemble Air Force One and trek it more than 100 miles overland before moving pieces into the pavilion where it now sits and reassembling it.
Tara
6 hours ago
The jet was gifted to the U.S. government rather than to Donald Trump personally to navigate federal gift laws and the Emoluments Clause.
The Department of Defense (specifically the Air Force) manages the physical and legal custody of the aircraft. They handled the retrofitting and security modifications before the plane was put into use.
The U.S. Constitution's Foreign Emoluments Clause strictly forbids officeholders from accepting presents, benefits, or gifts from foreign states without congressional consent. Congress can enforce this by passing a joint resolution demanding the aircraft be retained by the U.S. Government or auctioned off to reimburse taxpayers.
Lawmakers can also pass binding amendments or riders to the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) or defense appropriations bills that explicitly forbid taxpayer-funded retrofitting of foreign aircraft or the transfer of government-owned aircraft to private entities after a presidency ends.
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6 hours ago
The jet was gifted to the U.S. government rather than to Donald Trump personally to navigate federal gift laws and the Emoluments Clause.
The Department of Defense (specifically the Air Force) manages the physical and legal custody of the aircraft. They handled the retrofitting and security modifications before the plane was put into use.
The U.S. Constitution's Foreign Emoluments Clause strictly forbids officeholders from accepting presents, benefits, or gifts from foreign states without congressional consent. Congress can enforce this by passing a joint resolution demanding the aircraft be retained by the U.S. Government or auctioned off to reimburse taxpayers.
Lawmakers can also pass binding amendments or riders to the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) or defense appropriations bills that explicitly forbid taxpayer-funded retrofitting of foreign aircraft or the transfer of government-owned aircraft to private entities after a presidency ends.
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CHRIS490
4 hours ago
No one believes it was a gift to the US government. It was a clear bribe to Trump, as the Qatari government knew he loved gaudy, opulent things and the plane filled that bill nicely. They are also helping fund his $5 Billion waterfront golf resort in Qatar, which is only one of many Trump properties going up worldwide with the help of governments who want to curry favor with the president. And Republicans who endlessly dogged the cheap grifts of Hunter Biden are totally fine with the Trumps gaining billions on his presidency.
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KENNETH
3 minutes ago
Believed or not it still belongs to the People, not Trump himself. He has his own plane/s.Even if it was gifted to him ALL gifts to a President are required by law to be left behind.
