Air Trump's tail number begins with the code for Bermuda registry (David Moir/Reuters)
Ben Smith notes a hilarious detail about Donald Trump's personal aircraft:
The tail number begins "VP-B," a code indicating Bermuda registration -- which may be useful for tax and regulatory purposes, but probably isn't a great vehicle for an American candidate.
Okay, Ben's probably right: this is yet another piece of evidence that Donald Trump is no more serious about running for President than Sarah Palin was about serving a full term as governor.
Still, to be fair and balanced about it, here's three possible reasons this could be great news for Donald Trump if he chooses to run:
1. The plane's Bermuda registration shows that Trump has personal experience using overseas tax shelters—experience that should help him connect with certain elements of the GOP's base.
2. It can provide a distraction from Ron Paul's FEC complaint about Trump's potentially improper usage of the plane to conduct campaign business.
3. Last, but certainly not least, it gives Donald Trump real-world foreign policy experience, something that virtually none of the GOP field can claim.
Maybe Trump can use his plane's Bermuda registry as foreign policy experience (Tom Schmucker/Dreamstime.com)