If there were really an entity as Doge pretends to be, trying to cut out waste and abuse in the federal government, they would start with this airplane. There would be no question that this is a terrible investment for the United States. There are far cheaper ways to move the president around, more secure ways than having to retrofit, debug, essentially dismantle this aircraft and reassemble it. But of course, what this is all about, Lawrence, is not about what aircraft he's going to use while president, it's about what aircraft he's going to own when he's the former president. (04:19–04:31)
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