From one one the top comments on Reddit:
Hard to how disenchanted she was without the camera capturing her face, but the fact everyone can recognize the level of disappointment and dismay from her body language
from behind suggests a lot.
I think this very much captures who Trump is in a seconds long clip with no dialogue. He goes straight for the crowd and the attention. Maybe MJT will realize one day realize that the first thing to happen when s*** hits the fan is that Trump will be the one standing there to toss her in next. Trump demands the greatest loyalty but offers very little in return.
I was always under the impression it was typical for the arriving dignitary to be greeted by the local dignitaries at the foot of the airstairs. I am only to conclude that the secret service considers MJT enough of a psycho to keep her well clear of Trump and the aircraft?
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Hardly related here, as someone with an amateur interest in aviation, it’s cool to see Trump Force 1 flying again. Whatever you think of Trump politically and personally, his plane is an undoubtedly an icon. And in spite of a number of reports (esp by CNN) with these dramatic takes that Trump’s plane was sitting for ages and in complete disrepair missing an engine, it’s flying. Maybe that has something to do with the fleet of aircraft POTUS is provided and the expectation of a second term… the other part might have to do with the fact these engines cost millions and are not readily available.
Lawrence O’Donnell did cover Trump’s plane’s return when Trump flew to NY for the Stormy Daniels Trial, but with a rather unhinged rant about how old Trump’s plane is so old and how “real billionaires” fly newer planes. I’m not an expert, but I know enough to know this is a very stupid take. Trump (allegedly) paid $100m in 2011 for that a 19 year old 757. Most ultra rich jet owners spend well below that for brand new planes.
(Which does highlight Trump’s need to show off the size of his ****. Owning a private 757 while sounding very comfortable inside, is totally impractical- expensive to run, expensive to maintain, expensive to fix, complicated, there’s smaller planes with almost 2x the range, you’re limited to major airports, etc. But I guess that’s why Trump also had, until recently, a Citation X business jet and Sikorsky S76 helicopter. A lot of these people appear to maintain fleets or aircraft, which is absurd).
