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Ocelot II

(129,397 posts)
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 10:47 PM 9 hrs ago

Lawrence O'Donnell just announced that AF1 has a malfunction and is returning to Andrews.

I hope it's nothing minor.

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Lawrence O'Donnell just announced that AF1 has a malfunction and is returning to Andrews. (Original Post) Ocelot II 9 hrs ago OP
Thoughts for the crew n/t leftstreet 9 hrs ago #1
Can we beleive that is why? doc03 9 hrs ago #2
Nope. 2naSalit 9 hrs ago #6
I don't believe this for one second. mysteryowl 8 hrs ago #62
Nope. applegrove 8 hrs ago #36
Believe this guy? Prairie_Seagull 7 hrs ago #83
I had a feeling... 2naSalit 9 hrs ago #3
Yep underpants 9 hrs ago #4
This clip has the name Nick Sortor on it!!! Questionable. IcyPeas 9 hrs ago #12
they never run out of "influencers" do they? rampartd 8 hrs ago #29
Sorry. I thought I got around that. underpants 8 hrs ago #31
Strange, it's supposedly a "minor electrical issue" dflprincess 8 hrs ago #37
Urgent diaper change nt Wicked Blue 8 hrs ago #41
Hey!? If they're going to switch planes and continue the trip - yellow dahlia 8 hrs ago #43
Acute medical or psych emergency? Irish_Dem 9 hrs ago #5
Airplanes ? In this case , hopefully this guy dweller 9 hrs ago #15
Or this guy. Ocelot II 8 hrs ago #23
DANG! He got out again. usonian 8 hrs ago #49
LOL! Ocelot II 8 hrs ago #60
LOL's are the spice of life. NT usonian 6 hrs ago #90
I love Photoshop again! Thanks! nt Ilsa 7 hrs ago #81
I use GIMP. usonian 6 hrs ago #88
It wouldn't be nightmare at 20,000 feet. Irish_Dem 1 hr ago #100
😂😂😂😂😂 Traildogbob 8 hrs ago #26
I'm on the same page, ID. yellow dahlia 8 hrs ago #16
Electrical issue? In his heart? yellow dahlia 8 hrs ago #28
He has a heart? DBoon 8 hrs ago #54
Spurious news? yellow dahlia 8 hrs ago #56
Bone Spurious news! eggplant 6 hrs ago #98
We can only hope. 3catwoman3 7 hrs ago #76
He looked like wrung-out toilet paper at the presser today. Ilsa 7 hrs ago #82
This message was self-deleted by its author Irish_Dem 1 hr ago #104
I think Trump is decompensating by the day. Irish_Dem 1 hr ago #105
I'm going with explosive diarrhea Hey Joe 8 hrs ago #61
Of the mouth or other end? Irish_Dem 1 hr ago #102
Well, he did slam Leonard Leo today. Ilsa 7 hrs ago #80
I wonder if Trump realizes how many enemies he makes everyday? Irish_Dem 1 hr ago #101
Biden's fault IcyPeas 9 hrs ago #7
According to Jake Tapper SocialDemocrat61 9 hrs ago #10
I need to send Joe. Thank you card Raven123 54 min ago #107
Sometimes I regret that my theology does not allow for petitionary prayer. TomSlick 9 hrs ago #8
Not to worry. Mine does. I'll take up the slack for ya. 3Hotdogs 8 hrs ago #44
DU'rs, always ready to lend a hand.... electric_blue68 8 hrs ago #47
From me - no tots but lots of pears for the Latinos or their relatives who votes for Anal Fistula 3Hotdogs 8 hrs ago #50
Trump would rather have tots and payers than PufPuf23 8 hrs ago #51
Have to fall back on serving chicken blood to a helpful loa. nt eppur_se_muova 8 hrs ago #57
Did he stroke out? OAITW r.2.0 9 hrs ago #9
CNN is reporting that it is a minor electrical issue. DURHAM D 9 hrs ago #11
minor electrical issue usonian 8 hrs ago #20
People are saying they're transplanting intheflow 8 hrs ago #33
But he lived so long without a heart. usonian 8 hrs ago #35
The universe had one fucking job. EllieBC 8 hrs ago #58
Clogged and overflowing toilet? Fiendish Thingy 9 hrs ago #13
Was it a medical emergency Norbert 9 hrs ago #14
Many are on the same page. yellow dahlia 8 hrs ago #21
You could if you were loaded with some uppers. llmart 1 hr ago #103
Has TACO chickened out? greatauntoftriplets 8 hrs ago #17
This. UTUSN 8 hrs ago #38
trump chickend out. kacekwl 8 hrs ago #18
And this. UTUSN 8 hrs ago #40
Health issue WSHazel 8 hrs ago #19
Many with that same inclination. yellow dahlia 8 hrs ago #24
Hope springs eternal. nt dflprincess 8 hrs ago #39
TACO time. Swede 8 hrs ago #22
he TACO'd again CatWoman 8 hrs ago #25
It's the hamburger he ate at a Danish restaurant. Danes don't play games. (satire, maybe) usonian 8 hrs ago #27
Danes ancestors were VIKINGS Captain Zero 6 hrs ago #91
Darn...pesky plane malfunctions. Cha 8 hrs ago #30
If There Were No Other People On Board....Thoughts Would Differ. ColoringFool 8 hrs ago #32
That's a shame newdeal2 8 hrs ago #34
Mutiny! usonian 8 hrs ago #42
That's a poorly done AI. His face and neck are way too thin and arthritisR_US 7 hrs ago #66
It's not AI. usonian 7 hrs ago #71
Screw lose? Or it was something with the plane. dem4decades 8 hrs ago #45
I hope it was a major stroke or heart attack!!!! BigmanPigman 8 hrs ago #46
Be the Under!! aeromanKC 8 hrs ago #48
A minor electrical issue Demobrat 8 hrs ago #52
CLEAR !1! dweller 7 hrs ago #72
A consummation devoutly to be wished. 3catwoman3 7 hrs ago #79
That's a shame RockRaven 8 hrs ago #53
Trump is a malfunction. (n/t) Iggo 8 hrs ago #55
Alternative Theory... The Conductor 8 hrs ago #59
Recent update on CNN. They are in the process of switching to the other AF!, yellow dahlia 8 hrs ago #63
Oh..... "Lucky" us. Sighhh.... electric_blue68 7 hrs ago #64
A collective sigh. yellow dahlia 7 hrs ago #65
Ah... electric_blue68 7 hrs ago #67
Maybe they will switch from those Tesla batteries. Cause accidents. usonian 7 hrs ago #68
So they say. Demobrat 7 hrs ago #73
Did they forget to pack JD again? C_U_L8R 7 hrs ago #69
TACO 🌮 RainCaster 7 hrs ago #70
Check for channels airing Swan Lake JHB 7 hrs ago #74
In this country, shouldn't it be "Appalachian Spring"...? regnaD kciN 6 hrs ago #89
I'm pretty certain that we cannot believe any explanation Grammy23 7 hrs ago #75
My experience RandySF 7 hrs ago #77
I won't believe it until..... OAITW r.2.0 7 hrs ago #78
Yup, do not trust them...EVER! BigmanPigman 7 hrs ago #84
What else can you do? When times are really abnormal? OAITW r.2.0 6 hrs ago #87
Mark my word: trump is setting things up to get his new Qatar toy to replace AF1 quickly. C Moon 6 hrs ago #85
Here's the plane. It's a 757-200. It left JBA at 12:03 a.m. EST. It's past Cape Cod now. mahatmakanejeeves 6 hrs ago #86
What no backup 747 ? Historic NY 6 hrs ago #93
I don't know. mahatmakanejeeves 6 hrs ago #96
Didn't Qatar just give him a fancy one? GoCubsGo 23 min ago #108
I had A British Air 747 with a bad compass Historic NY 6 hrs ago #92
Rotten cargo? Montauk6 6 hrs ago #94
Is that a polite way of saying they need restraints for a passenger? appleannie1 6 hrs ago #95
Oh stewardess! I speak jive. NameAlreadyTaken 6 hrs ago #97
Loose nut in the presidential cabin. nt Buns_of_Fire 6 hrs ago #99
Fear of Interpol arrest? A la Pinochet. dedl67 1 hr ago #106

mysteryowl

(8,280 posts)
62. I don't believe this for one second.
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 11:55 PM
8 hrs ago

He was afraid to face the leaders of our allies.

We have said all along he is coward.
This is a true statement.

2naSalit

(100,357 posts)
3. I had a feeling...
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 10:52 PM
9 hrs ago

Earlier this morning that he would turn around. I wonder how long before they head back and *surprise* out pops jared or somebody else instead steps off the plane and no orange clown.

rampartd

(3,960 posts)
29. they never run out of "influencers" do they?
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 11:10 PM
8 hrs ago

i keep track of posobiac and andy ng as lying propagandists. guess i need to add nick sortor to that list.

dflprincess

(29,199 posts)
37. Strange, it's supposedly a "minor electrical issue"
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 11:20 PM
8 hrs ago

and they'll be moving to the backup plane. Not sure why there'd be a motorcade heading to the base.

yellow dahlia

(4,818 posts)
43. Hey!? If they're going to switch planes and continue the trip -
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 11:33 PM
8 hrs ago

why do they need the motorcade?

Irish_Dem

(80,137 posts)
5. Acute medical or psych emergency?
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 10:52 PM
9 hrs ago

Or he finally pissed off someone richer and more powerful than he is.
Who knows something about airplanes?

usonian

(23,744 posts)
88. I use GIMP.
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 01:07 AM
6 hrs ago


I hate paying for software, and love free and open source software.

My Dad was an artist, but I hate cleaning brushes, so I built computers when there were no home computers.

Having fun with them.

Thanks for the vote of confidence.

Irish_Dem

(80,137 posts)
100. It wouldn't be nightmare at 20,000 feet.
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 06:08 AM
1 hr ago

It would be dreams can come true at 20,000 feet.

yellow dahlia

(4,818 posts)
16. I'm on the same page, ID.
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 11:01 PM
8 hrs ago

Minor electrical issue? Routine? Sounds too scripted.

AF1 is probably the best maintained mode of transport, in the world.

Earlier on DU someone remarked that the grifter has been running ragged the past few days, and staying up all hours on antisocial untruth. And asked - should he be doing a Trans Atlantic flight with all his circulation issues?

And then he had that weird episode this afternoon that was supposed to be a presser.

Hmmmm.

Ilsa

(63,911 posts)
82. He looked like wrung-out toilet paper at the presser today.
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 12:45 AM
7 hrs ago

I hope he skips more sleep so he'll wreck his health even more.

Response to yellow dahlia (Reply #16)

Ilsa

(63,911 posts)
80. Well, he did slam Leonard Leo today.
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 12:41 AM
7 hrs ago

LL doesn't like the tariffs, but he does like telling Don-old which judges to promote.

Irish_Dem

(80,137 posts)
101. I wonder if Trump realizes how many enemies he makes everyday?
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 06:10 AM
1 hr ago

Some of them powerful and rich.

3Hotdogs

(15,085 posts)
50. From me - no tots but lots of pears for the Latinos or their relatives who votes for Anal Fistula
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 11:43 PM
8 hrs ago

and got a big bite taken out'a their asses.

PufPuf23

(9,715 posts)
51. Trump would rather have tots and payers than
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 11:43 PM
8 hrs ago

thoughts and prayers.

Getting tired of the evil-doer myself.

usonian

(23,744 posts)
20. minor electrical issue
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 11:02 PM
8 hrs ago

Ran out of lightning.
Wonder if they flew into a thunderstorm on purpose for his regular medical treatments.

intheflow

(30,034 posts)
33. People are saying they're transplanting
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 11:14 PM
8 hrs ago

Dick Cheney’s dead-yet-still-beating heart into him to perk him up a bit for the cameras.

usonian

(23,744 posts)
35. But he lived so long without a heart.
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 11:18 PM
8 hrs ago

Why start now?

Explains his derangement.



A new medal for his collection?


Fiendish Thingy

(22,241 posts)
13. Clogged and overflowing toilet?
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 10:59 PM
9 hrs ago

You know you have to flush those things like 10-12 times…

Just realized he was on his way to Davos…Bok! Bok! Tough Guy is too skeered to face the mean Europeans.

So I change my speculation from clogged toilet to Toddler Tantrum/Panic Attack.

Norbert

(7,612 posts)
14. Was it a medical emergency
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 10:59 PM
9 hrs ago

I mean, the idiot was at the football game last night after traveling to Mari-a-Loco earlier in the day. Then he spent half the night melting down on un-Truth Social. Then he was supposed to travel today.

I am a bit younger than he is but I couldn't maintain that pace anymore.

llmart

(17,367 posts)
103. You could if you were loaded with some uppers.
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 06:21 AM
1 hr ago

Where is that old ad from the '80's about "this is your brain on drugs"? Put that ad together with a picture of the orange lunatic spewing his inane rantings.

usonian

(23,744 posts)
27. It's the hamburger he ate at a Danish restaurant. Danes don't play games. (satire, maybe)
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 11:07 PM
8 hrs ago


They don't get angry; they get even.

"Never eat with your eyes closed!"

arthritisR_US

(7,798 posts)
66. That's a poorly done AI. His face and neck are way too thin and
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 12:04 AM
7 hrs ago

his hands are way too big.

usonian

(23,744 posts)
71. It's not AI.
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 12:11 AM
7 hrs ago


If I were good with head transplants, I'd be a well-paid surgeon instead of a retired computer junkie avoiding putting the dishes in the dishwasher.

That's DU's main function tonight, but we had some fun.

Ya got your money's worth, and LESS.

Oops, it's not too late to do those kitchen chores.

BigmanPigman

(54,657 posts)
46. I hope it was a major stroke or heart attack!!!!
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 11:39 PM
8 hrs ago

Is he running back home with his tail between his legs or is he going to go straight to the hospital emergency room? Since he has no shame I doubt he is running home in disgrace and to lick his wounds and the whole airplane excuse is obviously BS from Team tRump.

The next time we see him he will have a more drooping face, bruised hands covered with make up and band aids, slurred word, inability to walk, inability to form a complete sentence, etc.

Either way we will NEVER know the truth. He could be dead for 4 days and no one would know.

Meanwhile, Vance is made the "temporary POTUS" and Miller is going to make the move that he has dreamed about throughout his lifetime.

"Is he dead yet?" answer will be delayed by the sadistic, greedy psychopaths who surround him. They are the ones making all the moves now.

The Conductor

(196 posts)
59. Alternative Theory...
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 11:52 PM
8 hrs ago

Air Force One's fleet is the most extensively maintained in the world. Problems are vanishingly rare, because everything is tested on the ground and in the air multiple times before flight.

But suppose Trump had a medical emergency. Anything from a psychotic break where he began howling like a monkey and throwing feces to another stroke. Cover story? The plane broke. Like when he disappeared for weeks last August-September, then reappeared with backhand bruises and a sagging face that no healthy human could even imitate, unless they've had a stroke. Accounts for the up-all-night junk, too, because the biological click is a real area of the brain.

Maybe it was Trump the blew a gasket, not the 747.

yellow dahlia

(4,818 posts)
63. Recent update on CNN. They are in the process of switching to the other AF!,
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 11:59 PM
8 hrs ago

and expected to depart again soon.

He lives to torture the world, another day...

Grammy23

(6,093 posts)
75. I'm pretty certain that we cannot believe any explanation
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 12:26 AM
7 hrs ago

From this White House. Minor electrical problem or major vascular blow out by DJT? Either could be true, tRumpolini was a bit off today at that spectacle they called a press conference. tRump seemed very sluggish and unfocused. Were we witnessing the beginnings of a major medical emergency? Could be.

Either way, the truth will be slow to emerge. Even if tRump is DOA, they’ll stuff his corpse and trot him out. Just hide and watch.

RandySF

(81,487 posts)
77. My experience
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 12:36 AM
7 hrs ago

I once sat on a runway in Detroit because the light bulb (I think) went out in an exit sign and they worried that they would have to fly one up from Atlanta.

OAITW r.2.0

(31,625 posts)
78. I won't believe it until.....
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 12:37 AM
7 hrs ago

I see this moron making more stupid statements. That's when I know this World Abject Failure is animated.

BigmanPigman

(54,657 posts)
84. Yup, do not trust them...EVER!
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 12:57 AM
7 hrs ago

All they do is lie so to save time and energy I automatically believe everything "team tRump" tells is a lie and take it from there. Make them prove it!

C Moon

(13,506 posts)
85. Mark my word: trump is setting things up to get his new Qatar toy to replace AF1 quickly.
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 01:01 AM
6 hrs ago

Which will cost us all a lot of money.

mahatmakanejeeves

(68,466 posts)
96. I don't know.
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 01:42 AM
6 hrs ago

I did not see which of the two VC-25s he was on originally. The hex codes for them are adfadf8 and adfadf9.

And good morning.

Historic NY

(39,712 posts)
92. I had A British Air 747 with a bad compass
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 01:11 AM
6 hrs ago

they flew the Concorde to get another one. They could have taken a bunch of us but alas it was empty. We spend a day in JFK drinking the bottle of Rum I was bringing. Then they got us lodging.

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