A bar, kitchen and flat-screen TVs: the $70m jet DHS is eyeing for deportations

The department is reportedly considering buying a Boeing plane for deportation flights and for use by Trump officials…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/20/luxury-jet-dhs-deportation-flights-trump-officials

 

FBI fires top official amid Kash Patel’s outrage over reports of agency jet use

A top FBI official with 27 years standing has reportedly been fired by the bureau after its director, Kash Patel, became enraged by press stories revealing he had used a government jet to travel to see his girlfriend sing the national anthem at a wrestling match...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/02/fbi-fires-top-official-kash-patel-jet-use

 

Senate GOP blocks pair of resolutions on Qatari jet

"My case is that so long as the relationship is corrupted by the gifts to Trump, we can't move forward on these arms sales," Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) told reporters earlier this week. "There are legitimate underlying policy debates on the two sales, but my case here is you should look beyond the merits of the sale and really focus on the corruption...

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5344818-senate-republicans-block-trump-jet-deal/ 

 

Homeland Security Secretary Noem is planning on a new Gulfstream V jet - The Washington Post

A top Democratic lawmaker said the DHS plane could cost up to $50 million from the U.S. Coast Guard's budget...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/05/14/noem-plane-gulfstream-coast-guard/

Jesus Was Not This Televangelist's Co-Pilot

The Lord giveth… Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below. ....
https://youtu.be/qiESP1_Hf0I

Trump's Treasury secretary flew on a private jet owned by jailed 'junk bond' king lobbying for pardon - Raw Story

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin flew on a private jet owned by a billionaire who served two years in prison for securities fraud in the 1990's. The New York Times reported Friday that this month, Mnuchin flew from Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles on a jet owned by Michael Milken, a "junk bond" billionaire. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/01/trumps-treasury-secretary-flew-private-jet-owned-jailed-junk-bond-king-lobbying-pardon/

A Televangelist Begs for a Private Jet | The Daily Show

Ronny Chieng takes on televangelist Jesse Duplantis who asked his followers to buy him a private jet under the guise of the so-called "prosperity gospel."...
https://youtu.be/PhSn3tDIYZc

Preacher Defends $54 Million Private Jet Request: “I Don’t Dupe Nobody” – Friendly Atheist

Preacher Jesse Duplantis may have thought his request for a brand new $54 million private jet would just be seen by his gullible followers, but once the internet found out, there was no stopping the coverage.....

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/06/04/preacher-defends-54-million-private-jet-request-i-dont-dupe-nobody/

A televangelist wants his followers to pay for a $54 million private jet. It’s his fourth plane - The Washington Post

Duplantis is the latest aircraft-seeking preacher to draw raised eyebrows and outright condemnation from critics who say a multimillion-dollar luxury jet is not what Jesus meant when he said "store up for yourself treasures in heaven." ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2018/05/29/a-televangelist-wants-his-followers-to-pay-for-a-54-million-private-jet-its-his-fourth-plane/

Oligarch’s jet made suspicious visit to US hours before Manafort met with Russian ex-spy — and Congress wants to know why - Raw Story

Congressional investigators are looking at an August 2016 landing of a private jet linked to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska in New Jersey as part of their probe of U.S. election interference. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/03/oligarchs-jet-made-suspicious-visit-us-hours-manafort-met-russian-ex-spy-congress-wants-know/

Trump Lies About Taxes, Health Care Amid Cabinet Scandals: A Closer Look

Seth takes a closer look at how President Trump is outright lying about the fate of his health care bill and his new tax plan.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htpR770aP2k&feature=youtu.be

Tom Price Takes a Page from Mnuchin’s Grifter Playbook -- Vanity Fair

Why should the Health and Human Services secretary lower himself to flying commercial when a private jet is available? ....
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/09/tom-price-private-jets

Abusing taxpayer money used to be a firing offense. Not in the Trump era. -- USA TODAY

Top officials like Tom Price used to be humiliated and ousted for ethics violations like these. Now they're just following the example set at the top. ....
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/09/21/abusing-taxpayer-money-trump-administration-business-usual-cheri-jacobus-column/688607001/

Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin 'asked for military jet for Scottish honeymoon' -- The Telegraph

Steve Mnuchin, the US Treasury Secretary, asked to use a government jet for his honeymoon in Europe with his Scottish-born wife, the actress Louise Linton, the Treasury Department confirmed. ...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/14/donald-trumps-treasury-secretary-steve-mnuchin-asked-military/