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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Mon Jun 12, 2017, 05:27 PM Jun 2017

Trump finally getting a wall - but it will shield Air Force One from Palm Beach gawkers

Trump finally getting a wall — but it will shield Air Force One from Palm Beach gawkers



http://www.rawstory.com/2017/06/trump-finally-getting-a-wall-but-it-will-shield-air-force-one-from-palm-beach-gawkers/

Jerry Allen, an official with Palm Beach County’s airports division, told the Post that the county is working towards a “permanent solution” for Air Force One’s regular landings at the airport for the president’s frequent visits to his “Winter White House” at Mar-A-Lago.

Until now, the county used a line of yellow school buses to “shield” the president’s plane at the airport, though the wall did little to deter photographs and tourists from coming to see the plane for themselves.

The buses were reportedly taken away this weekend, and Allen said the county will have time to build the wall because they “don’t anticipate him (Trump) coming back for awhile.”

“Trump is expected to begin visiting Mar-a-Lago again when Palm Beach’s social season resumes in the fall,” the report concluded.

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Trump finally getting a wall - but it will shield Air Force One from Palm Beach gawkers (Original Post) Miles Archer Jun 2017 OP
Wonder who is going to be paying for that? HipChick Jun 2017 #1
U.S. to Palm Beach: Don't bother. Harry Manch Jun 2017 #2
Meanwhile, at the Summer White House: yallerdawg Jun 2017 #3
Hold off for a while. lpbk2713 Jun 2017 #4
Why shouldn't tourists be allowed to take as many photos of Air Force One as they want? Vinca Jun 2017 #5
He's tired of all the pictures of his kacekwl Jun 2017 #8
I saw Air Force One land in Cuba RockCreek Jun 2017 #6
it's not the plane onethatcares Jun 2017 #7
Assassination of any President is an act of war. AngryAmish Jun 2017 #9
 

Harry Manch

(11 posts)
2. U.S. to Palm Beach: Don't bother.
Mon Jun 12, 2017, 05:32 PM
Jun 2017

Just close the runways to Trump, and he'll have to go somewhere else to land. Problem solved.

Vinca

(50,233 posts)
5. Why shouldn't tourists be allowed to take as many photos of Air Force One as they want?
Mon Jun 12, 2017, 05:43 PM
Jun 2017

It's not Trump's plane, it's OUR plane.

RockCreek

(739 posts)
6. I saw Air Force One land in Cuba
Mon Jun 12, 2017, 06:05 PM
Jun 2017

On Obama's arrival. I was in the departure termine waiting to return to the US. It was thrilling to see it land!!!
Wonder if Palm Beach may be worried more about it as a focus for demonstrations, tomato or fecal throwing, etc.

onethatcares

(16,160 posts)
7. it's not the plane
Mon Jun 12, 2017, 06:57 PM
Jun 2017

the fecal throwing would be directed at. It's to keep the unwashed masses out of eyesight of don un jung.

Welcome to DU.

 

AngryAmish

(25,704 posts)
9. Assassination of any President is an act of war.
Mon Jun 12, 2017, 08:06 PM
Jun 2017

I hang out in bars a lot. There was the odd call for killing Obama back in the day. They always backed down when I pointed out that a lot more people would die than just their hated one.

Florida, WPB, especially, is flat. RPGs are cheap. A wall around the airport is much cheaper than invading some stupid nation.

We can't let it go.

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