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Air Force says former Qatari 747 will be ready to fly Trump as Air Force One this summer
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Air Force says former Qatari 747 will be ready to fly Trump as Air Force One this summer

The Independent·Jonathan J. Cooper·6 months ago
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The U.S. Air Force has finished modifying and testing a Boeing 747 jet donated by Qatar for temporary use as Air Force One and expects to have it ready for President Donald Trump to use this summer, the service announced late Friday.

The jet is currently being painted red, white and blue, the Air Force said in a news release.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth accepted the luxury jet a year ago despite questions about the ethics and legality of accepting an expensive gift from a foreign nation, as well as concerns about security and cyber intelligence. Trump has defended the gift as a way to save tax dollars.

Trump has said he wouldn’t fly around in the aircraft when his term ends.…

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