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2016 Postmortem

riversedge

(70,283 posts) Mon Sep 5, 2016, 05:19 PM Sep 2016

Trump speculates that POTUS descended Chinese stairs. Incorrect, stairs are part of AF1, face front

my god, Trump just makes up lies--all the time.

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Trump speculates that POTUS descended Chinese stairs. Incorrect, stairs are part of AF1, face front per @jparkABC

John R Parkinson ?@jparkABC 5h5 hours ago

John R Parkinson Retweeted Candace Smith

#Factcheck -- these stairs unfold from belly of plane, on left side in front of the wing.

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Trump speculates that POTUS descended Chinese stairs. Incorrect, stairs are part of AF1, face front (Original Post) riversedge Sep 2016 OP

OMG cnn reporting on this. riversedge Sep 2016 #1

Wolf does not seem to know that the stairs are part of Air Force ONE!! Teabagger Duffy-says lack riversedge Sep 2016 #2

The stairs are part of Air Force One, in front of the wing LastLiberal in PalmSprings Sep 2016 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Kathy M Sep 2016 #4

riversedge

(70,283 posts)

1. OMG cnn reporting on this.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Sep 5, 2016, 05:23 PM

Sep 2016

riversedge

(70,283 posts)

2. Wolf does not seem to know that the stairs are part of Air Force ONE!! Teabagger Duffy-says lack

Reply to riversedge (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 5, 2016, 05:25 PM

Sep 2016

of respect that red carpet not laid out on the descending stairs.

LastLiberal in PalmSprings

(12,590 posts)

3. The stairs are part of Air Force One, in front of the wing

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Sep 5, 2016, 07:05 PM

Sep 2016

Look at this picture:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2016/09/04/obama1-large_trans++ZgEkZX3M936N5BQK4Va8RTgjU7QtstFrD21mzXAYo54.jpg

That's the nosewheel to the left, honor guards bearing swords on either side of his path away from the airplane.

I can't find a picture showing whether the red carpet was laid out for him.

F*ck Trump!

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