Controversy Over Costs and Transfers in Trump’s Air Force One Renovations
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The cost of renovating the Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar into a new Air Force One is classified, but a recent $934 million transfer to a Pentagon budget suggests significant expenses, potentially exceeding $400 million, with concerns about transparency and security implications. The project includes upgrades to communication, engines, antimissile systems, and interior decor, and is funded partly from the nuclear modernization budget, raising ethical and security concerns among lawmakers.
- Trump Is Trying to Hide the Cost of Renovating His New Air Force One Rolling Stone
- What Will It Cost to Renovate Trump’s ‘Free’ Air Force One? Don’t Ask. The New York Times
- Preparations under way for Qatari jet that will be used as Air Force One CBS News
- U.S., Qatar days away from final agreement on Air Force One gift The Washington Post
- Questions raised over cost to rehab Trump's Qatar jet and 'mysterious' $934M fund transfer rawstory.com
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