But when he leaves, he'll keep it for personal use after the American taxpayers have paid to retrofit the plane up to Air Force One security standards. Responsible estimates suggest this [retrofitting the jet] is going to cost US Taxpayers upwards of a billion dollars. That's right. Donald Trump wants taxpayers to pay for a jet that will ultimately become his his personal property. Democrats in the Senate led an effort to stop this waste of taxpayer funds, but Republicans blocked the effort. (01:36–01:42)
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Asserts that retrofitting the jet will cost US taxpayers upwards of a billion dollars.
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