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DFW

(54,326 posts) Wed Jul 18, 2018, 06:22 PM Jul 2018

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Wait, WHAT is that plane in the background?

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A photo of journalist Jonathan Lemire, presumably at the Helsinki airport--but that plane in the background? A Trump company plane? Who paid for THAT to be there (hint, you and I are among the involuntary contributors)? The fuel, the pilots and flight attendants, the food, the landing fees? And it's an Airbus 330--not even an American plane!

America Last.

I know, I know. So, what else is new, right?

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Wait, WHAT is that plane in the background? (Original Post) DFW Jul 2018 OP

Is it possible that it was in Scotland? MiniMe Jul 2018 #1

Ah, you could be right with that DFW Jul 2018 #2

Take a good look...THAT garish paint job will be the new Air Force One soon (n/t) Moostache Jul 2018 #3

"garish paint job will be the new Air Force One soon" mitch96 Jul 2018 #8

Kind of looks like Russia's colors on it. 2naSalit Jul 2018 #4

Good spot. I never would have noticed that on my own. PufPuf23 Jul 2018 #5

He generally didn't drive American either. Totally Tunsie Jul 2018 #6

Honestly can't say that I blame him for that. Blue_true Jul 2018 #10

An Allegiant plane in the background? Roland99 Jul 2018 #7

Look at the red hats getting on sarah FAILIN Jul 2018 #9

Are we sure it's from Helsinki blogslut Jul 2018 #11

You might be right. I need to research the photo further DFW Jul 2018 #12

Almost positive it was taken sometime during 2016 blogslut Jul 2018 #13

MiniMe

(21,714 posts)

1. Is it possible that it was in Scotland?

Reply to DFW (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 06:28 PM

Jul 2018

I think the tRump Company was going to fly a bunch of people over to play golf with tRump, that could be the plane that brought them

DFW

(54,326 posts)

2. Ah, you could be right with that

Reply to MiniMe (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 06:31 PM

Jul 2018

Wanna bet they STILL had Uncle Sam pick up the tab?

Moostache

(9,895 posts)

3. Take a good look...THAT garish paint job will be the new Air Force One soon (n/t)

Reply to DFW (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 06:37 PM

Jul 2018

mitch96

(13,883 posts)

8. "garish paint job will be the new Air Force One soon"

Reply to Moostache (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 08:16 PM

Jul 2018

I bet he will put a "T" on the tail and then tell us it stands for "tail"...
m

2naSalit

(86,502 posts)

4. Kind of looks like Russia's colors on it.

Reply to DFW (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 06:58 PM

Jul 2018

PufPuf23

(8,759 posts)

5. Good spot. I never would have noticed that on my own.

Reply to DFW (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 07:18 PM

Jul 2018

Nor known that the plan was an Airbus 330 and not an American built plane.

Totally Tunsie

(10,885 posts)

6. He generally didn't drive American either.

Reply to DFW (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 07:31 PM

Jul 2018

Mercedes, Lamborghini, and Rolls Royce were more his style.

[link:http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trumps-car-collection-2017-1#cadillac-allante-4|

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)

10. Honestly can't say that I blame him for that.

Reply to Totally Tunsie (Reply #6)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 08:28 PM

Jul 2018

The higher class Mercedes are really well built cars and the top of that line, the Maybach, is a freaking unbelievable car.

Roland99

(53,342 posts)

7. An Allegiant plane in the background?

Reply to DFW (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 07:42 PM

Jul 2018

They don’t fly internationally as far as I know.

sarah FAILIN

(2,857 posts)

9. Look at the red hats getting on

Reply to DFW (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 08:23 PM

Jul 2018

At least it looks like they're getting on to me.

Curious...

blogslut

(37,991 posts)

11. Are we sure it's from Helsinki

Reply to DFW (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 08:39 PM

Jul 2018

Lemire uses the pic for his Twitter bio. Very possible it's from way back during the 2016 campaign.

https://twitter.com/JonLemire

DFW

(54,326 posts)

12. You might be right. I need to research the photo further

Reply to blogslut (Reply #11)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 10:59 PM

Jul 2018

I need to see who that other plane belongs to. I still want to know why Trump is flying an Airbus instead of a Boeing.

blogslut

(37,991 posts)

13. Almost positive it was taken sometime during 2016

Reply to DFW (Reply #12)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 11:07 PM

Jul 2018

Hopefully this Tineye link works for DU

https://www.tineye.com/search/435c506b12270b7d5e634ff39b18a0e90771b143/?sort=crawl_date&order=asc

I used the URL for Lemire's bio pic to search and I searched by oldest first.

ADD: Also, here's a bigger, wider version:
https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/182398325/1479955381/1500x500

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