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Blue_true

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3. Yes, I understood that campaigns paid for use of AF1 for political events.

Reply to Greg K (Reply #2)

Sat Sep 19, 2020, 06:45 PM

Sep 2020

President Obama followed that in 2012, even as the right made unfounded claims.

My guess? Trump is again piling up a lot of bills that won’t get paid.

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Looks like Trump has reestablished his rallies with his fly in - fly out strategy. [View all] ooky Sep 2020 OP

Good point. He'll get charged for this on January 20, 2021 DonaldsRump Sep 2020 #1

Campaigns are supposed to pay for it, but you know Trump will find a way around it. Greg K Sep 2020 #2

Yes, I understood that campaigns paid for use of AF1 for political events. Blue_true Sep 2020 #3

every prez has done it in recent decades. lincoln did not do it tho nt msongs Sep 2020 #4

Seems he does it an awful lot. Did the other presidents do it this much? ooky Sep 2020 #5

Drumpf campaign is going broke and is reducing Air Force One flights. BlueWavePsych Sep 2020 #6

Thanks for the links, but unless I missed it, I didn't see anything about the flights being reduced. ooky Sep 2020 #7