The catering staff on President Trump’s Air Force One are clearly getting in the Halloween mood – but unfortunately for some, they are serving up just as many tricks as they are treats.
While journalists traveling on the presidential plane earlier this week may well have smirked at the pumpkin-shaped yellow bell peppers that were given to them on October 28, the kitsch dish was far from the spookiest thing being served up.
After CNN Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Michelle Kosinski tweeted an image of the mealtime tray presented to passengers during Trump’s recent trip to Chicago, many were left perplexed by an unidentified beige dish seen on a side plate to the top left of the photo.
CNN Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Michelle Kosinski tweeted an image of a meal once served to her on Air Force One that featured a pumpkin-shaped pepper – however it was the bizarre-looking side dish at the top right of the tray that left followers perplexed
Dessert, chicken…or something more sinister? People were left very perplexed by the side dish that accompanied the Halloween bell pepper dish on the presidential plane
Confusion: Kosinski’s followers were horrified by the disgusting-looking side dish, which was served on Air Force One on October 28
‘The food on Air Force One today, via the press pool,’ Kosinski wrote alongside the image when it was first shared, before quickly adding: ‘Yes, it could be the next big internet mystery.
‘Is it chicken n gravy, or scone n frosting? Is it black and pink, or yellow and white? A trick, or treat? America demands answers.’
The image shows a rather innocuous main dish of a stuffed yellow bell pepper with a jack-o’-lanter face cut into it, served on a bed of green salad with roasted cherry tomatoes.
However, while some of Kosinski’s followers showed appreciation for the Halloween-themed entree, many didn’t even bother to comment on the pumpkin-shaped pepper, instead focusing on the bizarre-looking beige dish served alongside it.
The hard-to-identify side dish is seen to the top left-hand side of the photo on its own plate, and its nondescript appearance has left Twitter users baffled over what it actually is, with some suggesting it’s a dessert, while others have insisted it must be bread or chicken.
Mystery meal: Some Twitter users tried to identify the odd-looking dish, while others questioned whether Trump was served the same thing
The only thing that is certain about the dish is that no-one is certain about what on earth it is – although that hasn’t stopped people from trying to identify it.
Comments on exactly what the beige-colored object might be have come thick and fast, with some quipping it could be a ‘human heart’ or ‘Trump’s left ventricle’.
@enaidhtims added: ‘What’s the thing in upper left corner? Is that a frozen sloth head or a roll of some kind?’
A more sensible @meralee727 edged her bets, saying: ‘I thought it was chicken or like a cinnamon roll thing?’
‘Wha? That chicken looks like it needs to be “Fired!” I had higher expectations from a Trump chef,’ @rehannalmestica wrote.
The presidential jet can provide 100 meals in one sitting and has capacity for 3,000 frozen meals held in five chillers.
Jokers: Some people chose to concentrate more on the pumpkin-shaped pepper, with a few adding blonde hair to make it look more like Trump
It’s unclear whether Trump was actually served the same meal that the journalists on board received, however many Twitter users insisted that there was ‘no way’ he would have eaten the dish.
It wasn’t long before a little editing came into play either, with many turning the bright yellow bell pepper into a Trump-lookalike, adding his trademark side-swiped hair.
‘Is it me or does that orange pepper look like Donald?’ Twitter user @LeslieRedd4 questioned, while @launch2growth joked: ‘Wow. Dead ringer for @RealDonaldTrump. They got the shade of orange perfect.’
The funky-looking food was served to journalists on October 28, three days before Halloween, during Trump’s visit to Chicago, where he took aim at the city’s top cop while addressing its spiraling crime rates.
‘It’s embarrassing to us as a nation,’ Trump said of Chicago’s murder rate. ‘All over the world they’re talking about Chicago. Afghanistan is a safer place by comparison. It’s true.’
TRUMP’S ‘AIR FORCE ONE’: INSIDE THE MILITARY-GRADE BOEING 747-200 THAT HAS AN ONBOARD HOSPITAL
Commissioned by Ronald Reagan, the Boeing 747-200s entered service in 1990 and have carried presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump.
They will fly the winner of the 2020 election.
Any U.S. Air Force aircraft that is transporting the president has the call sign Air Force One when the president is on board, but the presidents’ most normal transport since 1990 has been the 747-200s, known as VC-25s to the Air Force.
The two VC-25s will be replaced by 2024 with converted Boeing 747-800s which are larger and can fly longer distances.
But Trump has made the next generation of Air Force One controversial by abandoning the livery first used by John F. Kennedy and associated with his wife Jackie, in favor of a red white and blue design which critics said made it look like his ‘Trump Force One.’
SPECIFICATIONS:
Top Speed: 0.85 Mach – 644.5mph
Range: 6,375 nautical miles – equivalent of Washington D.C. to Tokyo – but uniquely for a 747, can also be refueled in flight
Wingspan: 95ft 8in
Length: 31ft 10in
Maximum load at take-off: 833,000lbs – 427.5 tons
What’s onboard: In-flight refueling; self-contained baggage loader; two galleys providing 100 meals in one sitting; capacity for 3,000 frozen meals held in five chillers; conference / executive dining room; self-contained office for president; sitting area which converts into bedroom for president and first lady; on-board hospital; offices for staff; crew rest area; business-class style cabin for reporters.