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“This sends a message all the way up to the top,” one of the US officials told CNN. “Seizing the foreign head of state’s plane is unheard-of for criminal matters. We’re sending a clear message here that no one is above the law, no one is above the reach of US sanctions.” ... “We see these officials and the Maduro regime basically fleecing the Venezuelan people for their own gain,” the US official said. “You have people who can’t even afford a loaf of bread there and then you have the president of Venezuela jetting around in a high-class private jet.”

Considering the electoral college exists and America effectively has 1 party, Venezuala should take Air Force One after the next American election. The election wasn't free or fair afterall.

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[-] blobjim@hexbear.net 47 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

illegally purchased for $13 million

lol that has to be literally the cheapest private jet imaginable and they have the gall to call it "high-class" while the US president jets around with a 747 and motorcade vehicles, and they're planning to replace their 747 with a new plane.

Also the Dominican Republic has such a pathetic ruling class.

[-] nohaybanda@hexbear.net 26 points 2 months ago

they're planning to replace their 747 with a new plane.

Boeing take my energy

spirit-bomb

[-] jackmarxist@hexbear.net 14 points 2 months ago
[-] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Now I'm sad Biden is going away because we're never going to hear him call it a 737 Mack biden-forgor

Edit: Sebenthurby-Set Mack

[-] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 11 points 2 months ago

That's less than 10% of what Uncle Sam paid Boeing to develop plans for the next generation Air Force one plane.

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