Security Concerns

In what feels like the deleted scene from Veep, the Trump administration is considering accepting a luxury jet from the Qatari government to serve as the next Air Force One.

Intelligence experts, meanwhile, are concerned. One former CIA operative called it a “counterintelligence nightmare,” which is spy-speak for absolutely nuts. You see, accepting a plane from a foreign government — one with ties to Iran, China, and Russia — is kind of like letting a magician build your bank vault: there’s probably a trapdoor.

Officials say the plane would have to be stripped down to the airframe to ensure it’s not secretly livestreaming Cabinet meetings to Doha. And after all that effort, if Trump doesn’t take it with him to the presidential library, it’ll be retrofitted again — because sharing nuclear codes with a museum is generally frowned upon.

The White House insists it’s all above board, promising full compliance with the law, which has worked out flawlessly in the past.

So in summary: America might soon be flying its Commander-in-Chief around in a Trojan Horse. But, since Trump is likely already compromised by Russia (at the very least), what’s the difference?