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Qatari-donated Air Force One controversy 2026
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FIRST ENTRY JUL 09
JUL 09 · Day 1
Questions raised over Qatari-donated Air Force One after Secret Service advice
President Trump traveled in an older version of the presidential plane when leaving Turkey, and returned to the new Qatari-gifted plane when he landed in the United Kingdom.
Reporters aboard the old Air Force One in Turkey were told to keep their windows closed, which is not a typical request on a presidential flight.
The Secret Service advised President Trump to take the old Air Force One to leave Turkey instead of the new plane donated by Qatar.
“aircraft is safe, secure and equipped with the most advanced technologies necessary to meet the requirements of the presidential mission. Those requirements were carefully crafted to prioritize mission over aesthetics, leaving much of the previous head of state interior layout minimally changed.”
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