The Bidens are flying a private plane to Washington, marking another break in protocol

[Donkees]

From CNN's Jeff Zeleny

President-elect Joe Biden will fly to Washington today on a private aircraft, yet another change in protocol on the eve of his inauguration.

CNN’s Peter Morris spotted two Sun Country aircraft at the Delaware National Guard airfield, where Biden is scheduled to depart

A person familiar with the matter confirmed to CNN that Biden was not taking a US government plane to Joint Base Andrews for the first stop of his inauguration festivities.

"He’s flying private," the source said, declining to say whether the government did not offer Biden a plane.

A second source familiar with the matter said the government did not offer the Bidens a plane, but did not have details.

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/biden-inauguration-dc-security-01-19-21/index.html

[dalton99a]

1. "The government did not offer the Bidens a plane"

[a kennedy]

31. Yah, what the hell does that mean??? eom

[ProfessorGAC]

35. It Means The Tantrum Continues

He's not president yet, and there's no national emergency.
Getting a military plane is a courtesy extended by the outgoing administration.
That courtesy requires a sense of decorum, dignity, & class. Sorely lacking this time.

[Thomas Hurt]

2. Trump refused to allow it.

[mr_lebowski]

3. Not going by train? I'm kinda disappointed, but ... it's pretty understandable I suppose ...

I swear if Trump was such a fucking shithead as to deny Biden a government plane ...

[DonViejo]

9. Train trip was cancelled for security reasons...

Biden no longer taking Amtrak to inauguration amid security concerns

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/13/politics/biden-amtrak-inauguration-security/index.html

[Roland99]

24. Seems like they could sweep a train and dedicate it to just him and family

but I guess getting from the station in DC to the Capitol would be an issue

[drray23]

27. its not just the train

its all the tracks, bridges and so on on the way that would need secured.

[Roland99]

30. true...gotcha

[DonViejo]

28. Standing trackside hidden by a bush or tree and firing a weapon at the train is also dangerous

[magicarpet]

34. A missile or rocket could screw the day up.

Especially if the travel area is impossible to prescreen for harm or danger.

Stopping a shoulder launched anti-tank missile from crashing through a window of the train car Biden and family were in would be a nightmare.

There are miles and miles of train tracks were someone could be in wait and hiding among the trees ready to launch a rocket or missile.

[madaboutharry]

4. Trump: low class and petty to the end.

"A second source familiar with the matter said the government did not offer the Bidens a plane, but did not have details."

[Irish_Dem]

17. Same thoughts here. Low class, petty, SOB. To the bitter end.

Thank God he is going to be gone very soon.

[Blue_playwright]

5. Jesus. Pretty much?

[Cha]

14. Aloha, Blue_playwright..

You mean "petty", yeah.

[Blue_playwright]

41. Damn autocorrect on this phone! lol!

[Cha]

42. Yeah, I do not like my

auto correct when texting.

This microsoft edge 10 does not do it on my laptop.. so it's an advantage in my book!

[Blue_playwright]

44. Yup. I do marketing for Herky Jerky...

And on my phone - every dang time it tries to change it to Hercules. WTF? I don’t get it! Lol

[lagomorph777]

6. Geez, why don't they just publish the flight path and tail number while they're at it?

[Doreen]

18. That's close to what I thought.

The other day they said something about moving the inauguration practice to Monday for security reasons. If it is for security reasons why are they announcing it to everybody?

[CaptainTruth]

29. If the ADS-B transponder is on, you'll get that info, & can track it in real time.

One Twitter account that tracks such flights (they've tracked all of Trump's flights) is @CivMilAir

An example:

[link:

Link to tweet

?s=19|]

SPAR70 out from Stuttgart

🇺🇸 US Air Force
C-37A 01-0076 https://t.co/PvHdS0s0EA

[malaise]

7. A second source familiar with the matter said the government did not offer the Bidens a plane...

No class does not describe this monster

[ClusterFreak]

8. Did anyone really expect anything different? n/t

[Budi]

10. Its ok. Biden will have a dignified inauguration with viewers from around the world applauding.

Donald Trump will have to settle for a pathetic send off as last place.

All eyes of the world will be on Joe Biden

[BGBD]

11. What's a flight to DC from Delaware?

15 or 20 minutes?

[Still Sensible]

16. Just over one hour n/t

[ProfessorGAC]

36. Really?

It's around 90 miles. I've driven from Philly to Dover, then to DC.
I remember it being under an hour & a half by car.

[BGBD]

37. Really? It's under 100 miles right?

Maybe some of that time is waiting for a runway. I bet Biden's plane wouldn't have to do that at Andrews.

[Still Sensible]

20. Just over one hour n/t

[BGBD]

39. Looks like

Bidens flight took 17 minutes.

[targetpractice]

12. I hope one of Biden's executive orders...

... Is to cancel the new AF1 livery design by Donald Trump... And, keep the Kennedy designed "Tiffany blue" livery design.

[Journeyman]

21. I hope so too, though I must admit, the Trump scheme is less gaudy than I expected . . .

[woodsprite]

25. Yeah, but it still has 'MAGA HAT' red on it. nt

[MizLibby]

32. and his overly long tie flappin' in the wind

[Retrograde]

13. When given the choice

between doing something gracious, traditional, and good for the country and acting like an entitled, selfish brat, Trumps will always choose the latter.

This is up there with Mel refusing to meet with the Bidens at the White House. Sure, moving days can be hectic and chaotic, but having some coffee and chatting would take less than an hour of her precious ME!-time.

[Blue Owl]

15. I'm bummed Amtrak Joe couldn't take the train

But totally get it with the security involved. Hopefully he'll ride the rails again!

[Mr.Bill]

19. Right now if I was Biden

I would actually feel safer in a private plane than a Trump government plane.

[AnnieBW]

22. Probably Flying Over My House

I live in the I-95 corridor in Maryland. They're probably flying right over my house!

[Irish_Dem]

23. Maybe it is just as well. I don't like the idea of Joe getting on a plane sent by Trump.

All kinds of cooties.

[CentralMass]

26. I suspect there is some decoy activity.

[Hugin]

33. To me this seems to be one of the first moves of the Emperor of Florida.

In an effort to de-legitimize President Biden's tenure.

These sorts of moves need to be met with an overwhelming sense of letting Trump and those who would follow him know that after noon on the 20th of January 2021 Trump has absolutely NO INFLUENCE or STANDING on the activities of the United State's Government.

Including, the reports of his attempts to assert himself in the media.

He's a pretender.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

38. Congress might want to consider making it mandatory for gov to transport future Pres-elect.

[Captain_New_York]

40. No Blair House

Doesn’t the president elect typically stay in Blair house?

[helpisontheway]

43. He is at Blair house tonight. Nt