2026-07-20
Trump said the new Qatari-donated Air Force One will be taken out of service to be upgraded, amid scrutiny over whether it has adequate defensive capabilities.
The new Air Force One "has a lot of capability, but as I understand it, in about a month or so, they're going to send it to have it be maxed out," President Trump said Sunday.
The Qatari-donated plane has been under scrutiny over whether it is fitted with sufficient defensive capabilities to adequately protect a U.S. president and others traveling on it.
Trump said the Qatari-gifted jet will undergo upgrades amid questions about its security features, weeks after the Secret Service reportedly advised against using it.
President Trump said late Sunday the Qatari-gifted jet serving as Air Force One will undergo upgrades, weeks after the Secret Service reportedly advised him not to use it for a trip back to the U.S. from Turkey. “It has a lot of capability. But as I understand it, in about a month or so, they’re...
Trump said the new Qatar-provided Air Force One will have its antimissile defense systems upgraded after security concerns forced him to use another aircraft returning from the NATO summit.
President Donald Trump said the new Air Force One jet is being sent to have its antimissile defense systems “maxed out,” after security concerns pushed him to take another aircraft back from the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey. Speaking to reporters as he flew back from the World Cup match in New Jer…
President Trump confirmed late Sunday that the Qatar-donated jet serving as Air Force One will have to be taken out of service to boost its anti-missile defenses after he was forced to use an earlier-model plane to depart the NATO leaders summit in Turkey earlier this month.
President Trump said the new Air Force One, a jet provided by Qatar, will undergo upgrades to be 'maxed out.' The plane will be taken out of service or not used for the upgrades, and Trump will continue using an earlier aircraft in the meantime. The changes relate to security/defensive capabilities, and Trump made the comments on Sunday.
All sides report the same core statement, but differ in emphasis. Left and center outlets foreground scrutiny and security questions surrounding the Qatari-donated plane, with center noting the Secret Service reportedly advised against using it. Right outlets specifically frame the upgrades as antimissile/anti-missile defenses and emphasize that Trump was 'forced' or 'pushed' to use another plane after security concerns at the NATO summit in Turkey.
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