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The White House was mocked on Monday after posting a photo of President Donald Trump on the steps of Air Force One, captioned “planemaxxing.”
This came just days after Iranian strikes killed American troops in Jordan.
The White House’s X account shared the image with the caption “planemaxxing” and “Say less.” This drew on the internet slang “-maxxing,” which usually means making something better.
The post mentioned Trump’s statement about upgrading the Boeing 747-8 that Qatar gifted to the U.S. government, which the president flew earlier this month.
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that the aircraft “is perfectly safe for the president’s travels” and will receive “additional upgrades and improvements in the fall,” a process expected to take about a month.
During that time, Trump will continue using the previous Air Force One, according to Leavitt.
The upgrades come after Iranian leaders vow to assassinate Trump in retaliation for the death of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
A reporter traveling with Trump asked him why he still used the Qatari jet, given that it lacks anti-missile defense systems.
Trump responded that the aircraft “has a lot of capability” and mentioned that crews would send it to get “maxed out” in about a month, as stated in the tweet.
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger wrote on X that the administration had an embarrassing story about the plane but chose to promote it instead of downplaying it.
The Lincoln Project posted on X: “American service members are dying in a war you still don’t know the reason for, and he’s posting about planemaxxing his jet from Qatar.”
Another user, Robert Sigrist, commented: “Tone. Deaf. Sad and embarrassing.”
This post followed a week of renewed fighting between the U.S. and Iran after the fragile ceasefire in June collapsed.
An Iranian missile attack on a U.S. military base in Jordan killed two soldiers on Friday: 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, as reported by The Washington Post.
One more service member later identified as Army Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, died on Thursday while attempting to dispose of a downed Iranian drone in northern Iraq
The war has claimed at least 17 U.S. service members since it began on February 28, including three since the fighting resumed last week.
Additionally, a KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq in March, killing six airmen during the operation, as stated by U.S. Central Command.
On Monday, the White House announced that Trump would attend the dignified transfer of the fallen service members on Tuesday evening at Dover Air Force Base.
“President Trump will attend the dignified transfer of our fallen heroes tomorrow evening at Dover Air Force Base,” Leavitt wrote on X. “The President and the entire White House are praying for their families.”
Trump posted on Truth Social on Monday that Iran would face repercussions for the deaths.
“Every time Iran kills an American Soldier they will pay for that killing many times over!” he wrote, adding that he had given this directive to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine.
The U.S. military conducted new airstrikes against Iran over the weekend in retaliation for the attack, according to Central Command.
