POLITICSJul 22 · 18:29 UTCKXRM FOX21 COLORADO SPRINGSAlexander Bolton and The Hill

GOP senator blocks Schumer request to stop Trump from using taxpayer money to ‘max out’ new Air Force One

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer requested to block President Trump from using taxpayer money to retrofit a luxury Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar. Republican Sen. Deb Fischer blocked the request, preventing passage of the Presidential Airlift Security Act.

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