Melania’s New Ride
April 8, 2026
Digby's Hullabaloo
It would be a shame not to use it: Kristi Noem’s controversial 70 milion luxury jet will remain under the Trump administration’s purview as First Lady Melania Trump will be among those who get to use it. Some of the President’s Cabinet secretaries will also be allowed to use the aircraft, which was originally purchased to help with Trump’s mass deportation agenda, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The jet was bought by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and featured a bedroom, showers, a kitchen, four large flat-screen TVs and even a bar, according to images obtained by NBC News in February. Just more outrageous taxpayer rip-offs by the administration that was going to drain the swamp — apparently so they could build personal McMansions on the silt. If Democrats manage to take back full power in 2028, this should be among the first things they sell off, right after they demolish the ballroom and the arch. The symbolism is important even if the money is a drop in the bucket in the big scheme of things. They should start running on this right now. Anti-corruption is going to be an extremely important issue over the next few cycles.
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