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demmiblue

(36,806 posts)
Mon Jul 9, 2018, 12:15 PM Jul 2018

Some Members Of Trump's Exclusive Clubs Appear To Have Been Invited To An Air Force One Tour

Source: Buzz Feed News

Some members of President Donald Trump's exclusive Florida clubs appear to have been invited to an Air Force One tour last year, according to an invitation obtained by BuzzFeed News which was cross-checked with records received through a Freedom of Information Act request.

Members would not confirm or deny that they actually attended, but the invitations would raise more questions about the blurry line between Trump's administration and his family’s private businesses. Although past administrations have given Air Force One tours to friends, family, and even donors, in this case those attending would have paid Trump’s exclusive clubs thousands of dollars annually.

Two separate tours were scheduled at the Atlantic Aviation FBO at Palm Beach International for 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. on Feb. 18, 2017 — hours before Trump held his first 2020 campaign rally less than 120 miles away at the Orlando-Melbourne International Airport hangar.

The two tours are recorded differently compared to all other Air Force One tours given in the 14 months after Trump took office, according to redacted government records provided to BuzzFeed News. Unlike the other records, they don’t list an agency name or title of the official in charge of the tour. The listed date for the tours matches up with the date and time listed on the invitation.

Read more: https://www.buzzfeed.com/tariniparti/trump-air-force-one-mar-a-lago-tour

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Some Members Of Trump's Exclusive Clubs Appear To Have Been Invited To An Air Force One Tour (Original Post) demmiblue Jul 2018 OP
The US Presidency for sale...what a piece of shit president we have ... SWBTATTReg Jul 2018 #1
Republicans like to remind us we live in a republic. yallerdawg Jul 2018 #2
Corruption. Corruption. Corruption. America was always full of political Fred Sanders Jul 2018 #3
If President Obama Scarsdale Jul 2018 #10
What could go wrong? NT mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2018 #4
I would be willing to wager the tour invitations arrived after large donations tanyev Jul 2018 #5
It's OK. Dirty Donny* is a republican Achilleaze Jul 2018 #6
I suspect some of those members are Russian oligarths kimbutgar Jul 2018 #7
Of Course, they had issues with the Lincoln Bedroom bitterross Jul 2018 #8
Did they see his personal quarters? JohnnyRingo Jul 2018 #9
It will need Scarsdale Jul 2018 #11
An emolument doesn't have to be a financial payment. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #12
#trumpcorruption #trumptrain #trumpSWAMP 🌊🌊🌊 #FlipItBlue #BlueWave2018 #VoteThemOUT riversedge Jul 2018 #13

SWBTATTReg

(22,044 posts)
1. The US Presidency for sale...what a piece of shit president we have ...
Mon Jul 9, 2018, 12:17 PM
Jul 2018

Oh we need to get this piece of unspeakable filth and scum out of this sacred office and back into the gutter where he belongs...

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
2. Republicans like to remind us we live in a republic.
Mon Jul 9, 2018, 12:27 PM
Jul 2018

A banana republic apparently.


"Rigged elections! That's my promise to you!"

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
3. Corruption. Corruption. Corruption. America was always full of political
Mon Jul 9, 2018, 12:32 PM
Jul 2018

corruption, but the breadth and width are now almost beyond cataloguing.

I will say again, it is the mass corruption that will bring this evil regime down...they never see it coming because they never see the reason to feel shame. Decent folks do, and they simply are not decent.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
10. If President Obama
Mon Jul 9, 2018, 02:33 PM
Jul 2018

had done even a small fraction of what tRump is, and has done, the gop would have been screaming for his head. I guess Russian rubles carry lots of weight with the gop.

tanyev

(42,494 posts)
5. I would be willing to wager the tour invitations arrived after large donations
Mon Jul 9, 2018, 01:11 PM
Jul 2018

were made to the Trump 2020 slush, er, campaign fund in addition to the club membership fees they were already paying.

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
6. It's OK. Dirty Donny* is a republican
Mon Jul 9, 2018, 01:24 PM
Jul 2018

They don't do ethics, morality, or decency. They are "special." Not like Americans.

* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

kimbutgar

(21,027 posts)
7. I suspect some of those members are Russian oligarths
Mon Jul 9, 2018, 01:34 PM
Jul 2018

I bet his buddy Putin will also be getting a private tour and probably gets a copy of his daily briefings.

 

bitterross

(4,066 posts)
8. Of Course, they had issues with the Lincoln Bedroom
Mon Jul 9, 2018, 01:56 PM
Jul 2018

Hmm, the GOP had some major problems with the Clintons and Obama allowing donors to stay in the Lincoln bedroom. Bet they don't find this to be a problem at all though. You know, IOKIYAR.

JohnnyRingo

(18,613 posts)
9. Did they see his personal quarters?
Mon Jul 9, 2018, 02:11 PM
Jul 2018

I can imagine a leopard print comforter, a velvet Elvis, a Viagra dispenser, and a plaque with his name in solid gold. Give him time and it'll be reminiscent of a 1980 Econoline love van.

I hope he doesn't try to take it with him when he leaves.

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