Trump Touts Sale of Fighter Jets That Only Exist in 'Call of Duty' Video Game
19 replies, posted
[img]https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/674E/production/_99564462_plane.jpg[/img]
[quote]Speaking during a joint press conference with Norwegian prime minister Erna Solberg, Trump said, “In November we started delivering the first F-52s and F-35 fighter jets. We have a total of 52 and they’ve delivered a number of them already a little ahead of schedule.” That’s good news, but there’s a bit of a hitch: The F-52 is a fictional jet that exists only in Activision’s Call of Duty series.
The jet made its debut in 2014’s Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. Trump’s error seemingly stemmed from the number of jets in the transaction – 52 – rather than any late night gaming habits in the White House.
[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TUDMdYq5fU[/media][/quote]
[url]http://fortune.com/2018/01/11/donald-trump-f52-fighter-jets-call-of-duty/[/url]
[quote]White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders did not return a request to comment on the issue and did not respond to a question asking whether Trump was a Call of Duty fan.
The developer of the game, Sledgehammer Games, did not return requests for comment.[/quote]
[url]https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2018/01/11/trump-lauded-delivery-of-f-52s-to-norway-the-planes-only-exist-in-call-of-duty/?utm_term=.e497004be9e4[/url]
[url]http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42651544[/url]
[url]https://www.pcgamesn.com/call-of-duty-advanced-warfare/call-of-duty-advanced-warfare-donald-trump-f-52s[/url]
[url]https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2018/01/11/trump-lauded-delivery-of-f-52s-to-norway-the-planes-only-exist-in-call-of-duty/?utm_term=.e497004be9e4[/url]
If he thinks that's impressive, wait until he hears about the space marines we totally have in the UK.
[QUOTE=fulgrim;53044653]If he thinks that's impressive, wait until he hears about the space marines we totally have in the UK.[/QUOTE]
His gaudy obsession with gold decorating and gaining authority do align with a certain related character.
to be fair he probably misspoke, the norwegians have stated that they're going to buy 52 F-35s
[QUOTE=Mallow234;53044668]to be fair he probably misspoke, the norwegians have stated that they're going to buy 52 F-35s[/QUOTE]
He did misspeak, but this isn't the first time this sort of thing happened with him.
Remember the 7/11 crisis.
[QUOTE=kyle877;53044678]He did misspeak, but this isn't the first time this sort of thing happened with him.
Remember the 7/11 crisis.[/QUOTE]
7/11 was a part-time job!
We have 52 F-52s. That's what the 52 means right? That it's the 52nd F for Fighter jet?
[QUOTE=Mallow234;53044668]to be fair he probably misspoke, the norwegians have stated that they're going to buy 52 F-35s[/QUOTE]
the articles and some of their titles mention that the reasoning is because he was reading 52 F-35s and said F-52s
[QUOTE=Sir Whoopsalot;53044682]7/11 was a part-time job![/QUOTE]
This is a thing?
[QUOTE=Mallow234;53044668]to be fair he probably misspoke, the norwegians have stated that they're going to buy 52 F-35s[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I mean, there's plenty of reasons to hate the guy but he's also 71 - it's quite a howler, but likely he just misspoke/misremembered. No biggie.
Dog if I was incompetent at my job I would be fired.
Either we just sold them b-52s which would be impressive or the f-52 is really really ahead of schedule.
[editline]11th January 2018[/editline]
[QUOTE=Lambeth;53044790]Dog if I was incompetent at my job I would be fired.[/QUOTE]
Rich people get a life handicap.
[QUOTE=Van-man;53044661]His gaudy obsession with gold decorating and gaining authority do align with a certain related character.[/QUOTE]
Don't you dare compare him to the HOLY GOD EMPEROR OF MANKIND YOU HERETIC
[video=youtube;IEGo41443iI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEGo41443iI[/video]
(tbh GEOM comparisons were only funny on an ironic level now people legitimately take it serious.)
I live near an airfield and I already see F-150's at night.
I really don't like making news like this out of miniscule stuff he says.
It waters down the valid criticism and creates a whole bunch of Trump related journalism that spams the news with non-issues.
no fun allowed
[QUOTE=Killuah;53046496]I really don't like making news like this out of miniscule stuff he says.
It waters down the valid criticism and creates a whole bunch of Trump related journalism that spams the news with non-issues.[/QUOTE]
This is the same thing that happened to the Clinton campaign imo. There are legitimate criticisms to make of her but they we're drowned out by shit like Seth Rich.
[QUOTE=Van-man;53044661]His gaudy obsession with gold decorating and gaining authority do align with a certain related character.[/QUOTE]
Hey, The Emperor was a competent, and well meaning leader. In the state that humanity was in he could have very well saved it if he wasn't screwed over.
God I can't believe I'm defending a WH40k character from being compared to trump.
any spanish techno-cult savant ninjas fancy stepping up to the plate here?
[editline]14th January 2018[/editline]
wait no that was black ops 2
kevin spacey?
[QUOTE=Lord of Boxes;53052488]Hey, The Emperor was a competent, and well meaning leader. In the state that humanity was in he could have very well saved it if he wasn't screwed over.
God I can't believe I'm defending a WH40k character from being compared to trump.[/QUOTE]
The idea of someone unironically comparing the Emperor to any member of the the anti-science republican party is laughable. The dude spent his free time gene-forging armies to conqueror the galaxy and most of these morons can't even get their heads around Evolution and Climate science.
Also depending on what origin story you subscribe to, Trump and friends would probably be massively dumb and racist towards the big E and whatever ~shithole~ nation he first surfaced in.
Sorry, you need to Log In to post a reply to this thread.