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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
White House communications director Steven Cheung said the new Air Force One is a state-of-the-art aircraft fitted with high-level security protocols.
President Trump said he is Iran's number one target.
The Air Force has previously said the aircraft is safe, secure, and equipped with the most advanced technologies necessary to meet presidential mission requirements.
“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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