Social Media Mocks Phony Collection of Books on New Air Force One, Including Ones Labeled ‘Library’

Screenshot via Fox News.

A sharp-eyed social media user called out an unusual feature on the new, $400-million Air Force One after the aircraft’s Wednesday debut: a shelf full of apparently fake books.

The critique was sparked by a bubbly X post from White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, who included a trio of images of herself and President Donald Trump on or in front of the new jet.

“What a privilege to be aboard the inaugural flight on the brand new Air Force One! A truly unforgettable day. ✈️🇺🇸” Leavitt wrote.

The main image showcased a beaming Leavitt sitting at a table aboard the plane, with shelves full of books surrounding a screen in the wall behind her.

X user @nickmmark, who describes himself as a podcaster in his biography on the social media platform, re-posted Leavitt’s happy post and zoomed in on the bookshelf — revealing tome after tome with the label “LIBRARY” on the spine.

“Of course a plane full of people who have never read a book has a bookshelf of fake books with titles like ‘Library,'” he wrote.

Of course a plane full of people who have never read a book has a bookshelf of fake books with titles like “Library” https://t.co/DhJbhBNFs1 pic.twitter.com/byUu16vKoW

— Nick Mark MD (@nickmmark) July 2, 2026

Others quickly chimed in:

I laughed at the books too. They’re likely stickers. That’s how tacky Trump is.

— Deanna (@DeannaIndiana) July 2, 2026

next photo you all get, they’d have replaced it all with real books 😂 That’s how this administration works

— Adejare (Jay) Atanda, DMD, DrPH, MPH (@jr_tnd) July 2, 2026

Others dismissed the jab and insisted the inauthentic “library” was a bid to save on fuel costs:

Being an MD doesn’t prepare you to understand 500lbs of books aren’t good for flying.

— Tempered Lee (@WAKEYWAKEYgb) July 2, 2026

Wednesday marked the maiden voyage for the new Air Force One, a retrofitted Boeing 747-800 gifted to the Trump Administration by Qatar.

The plane caused controversy, with bipartisan calls to reject the gift — and reports that Trump plans to keep it after he leaves office.

Trump has called the aircraft the “world’s most luxurious plane.”

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