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Lee wrote:
Trump Mocked After Claiming Flights
From LA to San Francisco Cost $2:
This Is 'Why Trump Airlines Failed'
President Donald Trump is drawing
mockery online after doubling down
on a baffling claim that flights
from Los Angeles to San Francisco
cost just $2, using the figure to
criticize California's high-speed
rail project.
Trump's latest remark came on Monday
during a press conference about his
decision to deploy National Guard
troops to Los Angeles to control
protests. When asked about the
possibility of sending Marines, he
veered off-topic to slam the state's
long-delayed bullet train project.
"It should've never been built
because you can fly there for $2.
And what are you doing? They're
doing that. You could drive, you
could do lots of different things,"
he said.
"The worst overruns that there
have ever been in the history of
our country. And it wasn't even
necessary. I would have said,
you don't buy it. You take an
airplane – it costs you $2. It
costs you nothing. You take an
airplane," Trump said in February.
The actual cost of a commercial
flight between LA and San
Francisco typically ranges from
$100 to $250, far from his stated
amount.
Additionally, Trump suggested it
would be cheaper to provide luxury
limousine service for every
traveler than continue building
the rail line. The remark drew
ridicule on social media, with
critics calling it a prime
example of Trump's disconnect
from reality.
"If you're wondering why Trump
Airlines failed," one user wrote,
referencing the short-lived
airline he operated in the 1990s.
https://www.latintimes.com/trump-mocked-after-claiming-flights-la-san-francisco-cost-2-this-why-trump-airlines-failed-584681
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