White House Communications Director Steven Cheung attempted to promote the inaugural flight of Donald Trump’s controversial new Air Force One jet, only to have his post praising the event hijacked by snarky social media users.
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The president flew to North Dakota on the plane to become the first official visitor to the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library.
The new jumbo jet, a retrofitted Boeing 747 worth $400 million, was previously owned by Qatar before being given to Trump and converted into the official U.S. presidential aircraft.
Although the “gift” has raised serious ethical concerns, Cheung unsurprisingly didn’t mention those in his post.
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Maiden voyage on the new Air Force One! pic.twitter.com/svD3StjUkk
— Steven Cheung (@StevenCheung47) July 1, 2026
However, many people on X made their views on the plane clear, including a few humiliating nicknames.
Air Fraud One https://t.co/0XkkMEj8V8
— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) July 1, 2026
Monica takes a break from defending Nixon to wallow in Trump’s new Flying Bribery Palace.
These people are BRAGGING about their corruption. They’re BRAGGING that they’re stealing from taxpayers. https://t.co/n1KTmKWo4u
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— EU says Elon should not lie abt my blue check (@emptywheel) July 1, 2026
You mean Qatar Force One! https://t.co/JV33XiUcU8
— Jamie Satterfield (@jamiescoop) July 1, 2026
Bribe Force One https://t.co/BXs0JcAWXJ
— Robbie Sherwood (@RobbieSherwood) July 1, 2026
ConAir 2 https://t.co/CH6LyxDDTA
— Matt Scott (@KUTheShiver) July 1, 2026
Yay let’s celebrate a $400M blood money gift. https://t.co/Cb3s4uYjwV
— Warren (@swd2) July 1, 2026
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