Sen. Claire McCaskill thinks that owning a private jet is “normal.” So put your tray tables up, because her comment to that effect could cause significant turbulence for the Missouri Democrat’s re-election campaign.
When a constituent noted that affordable air travel and the American dream are intertwined, McCaskill replied “will you remind that when they come after me about my husband’s private plane? That normal people can afford it.”
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