Thom Tillis Calls To 'Work Through The Cost Benefit' Of Trump Accepting Plane From Qatar

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) is asked about President Trump accepting a plane from Qatar to be Air Force One.

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00:00So what's your response to trauma seemingly accepted?

00:12Well, I think I saw the President say that he accepted it on behalf of the U.S. government

00:17and specifically the Department of Defense.

00:20That's all that I think that they're capable of doing.

00:23If there's a subsequent discussion about it being in a library,

00:26I don't think there can be any commitment or understanding in advance

00:28other than that would be a preference.

00:30For use, though, do you have security concerns, national security concerns?

00:34Oh, well, you know, everybody needs to know that Air Force One is not like every other Boeing,

00:40and it's going to have to be put through a lot of paces

00:42and probably every square inch analyzed before I think the President should consider it

00:46as primary means of transportation.

00:48And then you've got to work through the cost benefit of it, right?

00:51I mean, we're in a world of doge, so we've got to figure out whether it's worth upfitting

00:55or writing a check, selling it and writing a check to the Treasury

00:58and help us with our debt reduction.

01:00Senator, the reconciliation.