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applegrove

(128,405 posts) Mon Jul 28, 2025, 12:00 AM Jul 28

Hegseth Secretly Splurges Nuclear Cash on Trump's 'Free' Jet

Hegseth Secretly Splurges Nuclear Cash on Trump’s ‘Free’ Jet
DIGGING DEEP
Corbin Bolies, Media Reporter

Updated Jul. 27 2025 2:17PM EDT
Published Jul. 27 2025 1:28PM EDT

https://www.thedailybeast.com/hegseth-secretly-splurges-nuclear-cash-on-trumps-free-jet/

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has found a new money pot to fund President Trump’s Qatari-backed Air Force One project.

The Pentagon has transferred $934 million from the “Sentinel,” a $77.7 billion project dedicated to modernizing the U.S.’ ground-based nuclear missiles, to fund a classified project, according to The New York Times, and Air Force officials said at least some of the funds will go toward renovating a Qatari-funded Boeing 747-8 to Trump’s liking.

Sentinel began in 2020, and delays have pushed the project’s cost to more than $125 billion. A Pentagon estimate last year found the project’s cost could grow to $160 billion.

The Defense Department revealed it had dipped into funds for the over-budget, behind-schedule project but only said the money would go toward a “classified” project, according to the Times.

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Hegseth Secretly Splurges Nuclear Cash on Trump's 'Free' Jet (Original Post) applegrove Jul 28 OP

Imagine that! No money for USAID, cancer research, infrastructure, FEMA, and the many social services Deuxcents Jul 28 #1

Allah Force One RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jul 28 #2

Trump Is Trying to Hide the Cost of Renovating His New Air Force One LetMyPeopleVote Jul 28 #3

Could Trump sell this plane after his term? Captain Zero Jul 28 #5

Whiskey Pete knows he doesn't have the knowledge, skills, or temperament Buns_of_Fire Jul 28 #4

So Krasnov (R-felon) can get to his golffe clubs BoRaGard Jul 28 #6

Epstein list isn't the only thing Trump is trying to hide this week LetMyPeopleVote Jul 28 #11

This pisses me off to no end! Ray Bruns Jul 28 #7

Republicans are so efficient like that IronLionZion Jul 28 #8

I suspect this may even piss his base off orangecrush Jul 28 #9

Epstein list isn't the only thing Trump is trying to hide this week LetMyPeopleVote Jul 28 #10

Deuxcents

(24,208 posts)

1. Imagine that! No money for USAID, cancer research, infrastructure, FEMA, and the many social services

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 12:11 AM

Jul 28

This is waste, fraud and abuse but DOGE is busy chopping away at schools and nursing homes

RedWhiteBlueIsRacist

(1,176 posts)

2. Allah Force One

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 12:13 AM

Jul 28

LetMyPeopleVote

(170,424 posts)

3. Trump Is Trying to Hide the Cost of Renovating His New Air Force One

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 12:49 AM

Jul 28

The administration transferred nearly $1 billion dollars to a Pentagon project to modernize nuclear weapons, but those funds will be used to renovate Trump's "flying palace"

The NYT discovered a secret transfer of 4 MILLION dollars, to retrofit the Qatar bribe/plane.

I'd rather have Medicaid.

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol... Trump Is Trying to Hide the Cost of Renovating His New Air Force One
— Democratic Activists (@democratswin.bsky.social) 2025-07-27T16:59:23.687Z

Captain Zero

(8,454 posts)

5. Could Trump sell this plane after his term?

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 03:35 AM

Jul 28

I'm not sure we have thought this through.
This plane gets updated with top secret tech, then it's going to be Trump's property after his term?

Will ALL the top secret tech be removed before it goes to his library? Will it even go to his library? I see him as some who really couldn't give a shit about a library.