A reader sends this to UD, from Defense One:
The Pentagon, in a break with recent tradition, will not host an Armed Forces Farewell tribute to President Donald Trump.
It’s a shame, but not a surprise. Trump will leave office in disgrace, one week after the House voted a second time for his impeachment, two weeks after his supporters staged a deadly siege in the Capitol Building, six months after he dragged his Joint Chiefs chairman into a political firestorm, and after four years of nonstop assaults on truth.
The military doesn’t … want Mr Fuckface.
Mr Fuckface, you see, is like the gannet – one doesn’t want it, because it wets its nest.
January 16th, 2021 at 1:30PM
he’s said to be arranging his own with 21 gun salute and pre-inauguration departure. if the plane has mechanical problems until after noon, it won’t be designated air force 1
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/15/22233110/trump-departure-ceremony-before-biden-inauguration-andrews-21-gun-salute-red-carpet
January 16th, 2021 at 1:55PM
factcheck: Ah yes. I’m currently working on a post that will attempt to describe the event Trump is planning for himself.
January 16th, 2021 at 1:55PM
And, factcheck, do you think that there might be one or more people in the entire group of those responsible for the flight, who feel little incentive to bust their asses to ensure a timely departure? Just had that kinesthetic feeling that often accompanies my production of a rhetorical question. Poor man, virtually all alone on the tarmak with fantasies of being Napoleon, but taller.
January 16th, 2021 at 2:11PM
good question, i don’t know. i suppose his remaining staff would ensure enough time and a backup aircraft just in case. that would leave air traffic control. any chance of bad weather at the destination this time of year?
also only just noticed the earlier (1/15 2:15pm) post about the self-sendoff.
January 16th, 2021 at 2:15PM
To paraphrase Credence – and they wrote and played the soundtrack for the Vietnam War – “we’ve been in for, and in, nasty weather for sometime. Best wishes.