GOP senator blocks Schumer request to stop Trump from using taxpayer money to ‘max out’ new Air Force One
Senate Republicans said the measure could block security work on the plane and other foreign-owned aircraft, which the administration estimates could cost up to $1 billion.
- Senate Republicans blocked Chuck Schumer's bill to prevent taxpayer funds from being used to upgrade President Donald Trump's new Air Force One, which has a base value of $400 million and estimated upgrade costs up to $1 billion.
- The legislation aimed to bar Department of War funding for aircraft previously owned by foreign governments but was opposed because it could affect the Survivable Air Operations Center aircraft critical for nuclear command and control.
- The new Air Force One is considered safe for travel but will be grounded temporarily in the fall for security upgrades; during that time, Trump will use the old Air Force One.
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Schumer Humiliated On Senate Floor After Outrageous Anti-Trump Stunt
Democrats have done nothing to help President Donald Trump, and majority Republicans do good things for the country since the GOP won a trifecta—the White House, House, and Senate—in the 2024 elections. Rather, their entire political strategy has been simply to oppose whatever the president and his party want, regardless of any negative impact on the American people. So it should come as no surprise that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N…
GOP Blocks Schumer’s Stunt To Block Taxpayer Funds For New AF1
Democrats have done nothing to help President Donald Trump, and majority Republicans do good things for the country since the GOP won a trifecta—the White House, House, and Senate—in the 2024 elections. Rather, their entire political strategy has been simply to oppose whatever the president and his party want, regardless of any negative impact on...
The U.S. Democratic and Republican parties have clashed head-on over the issue of further modifying Air Force One, the new presidential aircraft that President Donald Trump received as a gift from Qatar and began using in earnest early this month. The Democrats launched an offensive, arguing that taxpayer money cannot be spent further when $400 million (approximately 600 billion won) has already been spent.
GOP blocks Schumer's effort to ground taxpayer funding for Trump's Qatari Air Force One
Senate Republicans blocked Chuck Schumer's effort to halt taxpayer funding for Donald Trump's new Air Force One retrofit, citing risks to the nuclear deterrent and SAOC program.
GOP Senator Blocks Bid To Stop $400M AF1 Retrofit
The Hill reports: Republican Sen. Deb Fischer (Neb.) on Wednesday objected to a request from Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) for unanimous consent to prohibit President Trump from using taxpayer money to further retrofit a luxury Boeing 747 gifted to the president from Qatar. The GOP senator blocked Schumer’s request to pass his Presidential Airlift Security Act, which would stop the Pentagon from spending more taxpayer money to mo…
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