Trump Concedes Qatar-Gifted Air Force One Isn’t as Safe as Legacy Jets
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Trump admitted the Qatar-gifted Air Force One isn’t as secure as the aging presidential fleet; he used the new plane for NATO travel but returned on an older jet amid security concerns, while the White House defends the gift as a safe ‘bridge,’ and a leak investigation led to subpoenas of New York Times reporters.
- Donald Trump Makes Embarrassing Unsafe Air Force One Admission After Last-Minute Switch The Daily Beast
- Trump Says New Air Force One Will Be Taken Out of Service to Be ‘Maxed Out’ The New York Times
- White House rushes to further secure Trump’s new Air Force One — but he plans to keep flying it domestically CNN
- Trump acknowledges that jet from Qatar lacks defensive systems of Air Force One The Guardian
- Trump says Qatari-gifted AF1 to be ‘maxed out’ following questions of security The Washington Post
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