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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(132,365 posts)
Thu May 15, 2025, 01:04 PM May 2025

Bill Clinton didn't receive $17M helicopter from Saudi Arabia as president

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton received a $17 million helicopter as a "parting gift" from Saudi Arabia at the end of his presidency.
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Labeled Satire

In mid-May 2025, a widely shared meme claimed former U.S. President Bill Clinton received a $17 million helicopter from Saudi Arabia at the end of his presidential term and continues to use it. The meme spread after reports emerged that the nation of Qatar offered President Donald Trump's administration a Boeing 747-8 for use as Air Force One.

The full meme read:

This is the $17 million helicopter the Saudis gave Bill Clinton to use in their airspace.

They gave it to him as a parting gift when he left office. He still uses it to this day.

Not one single Democrat had anything to say.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/saudi-arabia-helicopter-bill-clinton/

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Bill Clinton didn't receive $17M helicopter from Saudi Arabia as president (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2025 OP
From the satire site "America's Last Line of Defense." I followed that page LeftinOH May 2025 #1
trump is trying to distract LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 #2
Post removed Post removed May 2025 #3
Sounds serious Torchlight May 2025 #4
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2025 #5
Sure. Torchlight May 2025 #6

LeftinOH

(5,611 posts)
1. From the satire site "America's Last Line of Defense." I followed that page
Thu May 15, 2025, 01:24 PM
May 2025

for a long time; the entries are funny and over-the-top ridiculous. However, the staggering number of rubes who follow that page, and believe all of it to be true --and share the fake articles on their own timelines-- is horrifying. I've had acquaintances share content from ALLOD; when I point out that it's all fake, they always counter with something like "well.. there's two sides to every story, so how can anyone really be sure?" It's hopeless.

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