Trump to take Qatari jet on another overseas trip despite questions about its security
Andrew Leyden/Getty Images/File President Donald Trump is planning to take the Qatari-gifted jet used as Air Force One when he travels to Ireland later this month, a senior White House official told CNN, just two months after he flew it to Turkey and then secretly left the country on an alternate plane because of security concerns.
After that Turkey trip, Trump said in late July that the new Air Force One would soon be “maxed out,” appearing to acknowledge the plane is not as thoroughly outfitted as older aircrafts, when he was asked about its missile-defense capabilities.
The senior White House official, who noted the upgrades to the plane are expected to happen this fall, said the aircraft is safe for non-hostile international travel, including Ireland, and the president has been long planning to take this plane on the trip.
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