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Cyrano

(15,324 posts) Sat Oct 12, 2024, 07:05 AM Oct 12

Trump is requesting military planes and vehicles for his protection [View all]

Iran supposedly wants to assassinate Trump. Therefore, he has requested the use of military aircraft to fly him around, and military vehicles to chauffeur him around on the ground. (He doesn't trust the Secret Service.)

My guess is that he's running out of money to fly around in his personal jet. Anyway, he's not getting what he wants.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/11/trump-security-threats-iran-election-2024-campaign/

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Trump is requesting military planes and vehicles for his protection [View all] Cyrano Oct 12 OP

He wants attention and always drama. FarPoint Oct 12 #1

Taylor Swift pays for her own security. MotownPgh Oct 12 #19

They should put him in a tank and have it go west until his hat floats Jersey Devil Oct 12 #2

Part of the faux inevitability tapestry that he is assembling BeyondGeography Oct 12 #3

He wants to look... 2naSalit Oct 12 #4

Thinks he's Rommel orthoclad Oct 12 #26

The orange is turning yellow. Such a coward! Walleye Oct 12 #5

AND he wants another four year golf excursion Conjuay Oct 12 #6

Everything with Trump is money related DFW Oct 12 #7

He isn't running out of money, he prefers to spend US taxpayer money on himself Freethinker65 Oct 12 #8

Picture tanks surrounding Mar-a-Lago Cyrano Oct 12 #9

He wants the optics gab13by13 Oct 12 #10

Yep. His base and FOX will hail him as a king Cyrano Oct 12 #11

Nailed it malaise Oct 12 #15

Seems like its the plane Prince99 Oct 12 #12

I hate it when I agree with Iran. Scrivener7 Oct 12 #13

He and his big donors can afford anything he needs. They can whine and snivel about not getting it handed to him brewens Oct 12 #14

I'm sure Elon bamagal62 Oct 12 #16

Easy solution - house arrest. kentuck Oct 12 #17

He wants troops for the coup Bmoboy Oct 12 #18

Um, military planes and tanks wouldn't have helped him July 13. Wednesdays Oct 12 #20

They would have helped him Jan 6. orthoclad Oct 12 #23

Ok... PCIntern Oct 12 #21

Intimidation orthoclad Oct 12 #22

The only ones trying to kill him are registered republicans. Emile Oct 12 #24

A resounding NO should be the answer. ProudMNDemocrat Oct 12 #25

Putin's not picking up. Kid Berwyn Oct 12 #27

He could form his own private army to protect him and call it the Schutzstaffel. aka SS. Ping Tung Oct 12 #28

GFY, private citizen Trump. hadEnuf Oct 12 #29

Fuck that criminal POS Blue Owl Oct 12 #30

If he was behind bars where he belongs Emile Oct 12 #31

Cant commander in chief Biden put the kibosh on this? Patterson Oct 12 #32

Tough guy says what? lindysalsagal Oct 12 #33

I say we give it to him, on one condition JoseBalow Oct 12 #34

Let him take a Greyhound. LoisB Oct 12 #35