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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMelania returned to DC last night
Her trip to Florida yesterday was known because the jet she was on is labeled EXEC1F. That callsign is only used if FLOTUS is on the plane. If she isn't on board a different callsign is used. Well, when the plane returned to Andrews AFB last night its callsign was EXEC1F. She returned to Washington shortly after she landed in Florida.
Link to tweet
Delphinus
(11,848 posts)that's a total waste of our funds - not even going into the environmental impact.
Zoonart
(11,916 posts)during the shutdown the taxpayers paid to fly Melanie round trip for shits and giggles?
What idiots.
spotthebird
(171 posts)were prohibited. And they want to deny she was in Florida.
But those are just guesses.
C_U_L8R
(45,040 posts)NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)... but, silly me... she probably doesn't even know what an electric iron is!
WeekiWater
(3,259 posts)CatWoman
(79,302 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,561 posts)but traitor Donald was on the throne tweeting.
onethatcares
(16,211 posts)he sits, work out the logistics.
fierywoman
(7,707 posts)FSogol
(45,595 posts)gademocrat7
(10,688 posts)Arkansas Granny
(31,543 posts)2naSalit
(86,963 posts)that should have happened over the holidays? Bring someone illegally into the WH?
alittlelark
(18,891 posts)jaysunb
(11,856 posts)Last edited Fri Jan 18, 2019, 07:14 PM - Edit history (1)
fierywoman
(7,707 posts)underpants
(183,043 posts)rzemanfl
(29,585 posts)2naSalit
(86,963 posts)in our house. Someone will snap pretty soon.
Yonnie3
(17,516 posts)I'm wondering if the crew screwed up on the ID. No press about her return.
Above is from CNN https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/01/18/politics/melania-trump-shutdown/index.html
spotthebird
(171 posts)The press doesn't know yet. It wasn't handed to them after all.
When she shows up at the WH and Trump says she never left they will report that.
Yonnie3
(17,516 posts)I had posted elsewhere on DU that tweet and did some research. I don't know where she is and there are no reports of actual sightings at any location.
IDs have been incorrectly reported infrequently and never for VIPs that I recall.
In any case this trip reeks of privilege.
rustysgurl
(1,040 posts)... Donald, may I?
tblue37
(65,552 posts)not getting paid.
appleannie1943
(1,303 posts)TeamPooka
(24,303 posts)Grasswire2
(13,575 posts)I have come to think she's a mule carrying messages between the oligarchs who visit Palm Beach and Trump.
2naSalit
(86,963 posts)Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)dawg day
(7,947 posts)Or spiriting cash to the family safe?