Air Force One swap was ‘distraction and misdirection’ to keep Trump safe: White House
By Updated on: July 9, 2026 / 2:32 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — The Secret Service advised that President Trump take the old Air Force…
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The Qataris gifted the $400 million plane last year, and the military spent months retrofitting it to be able to carry the president. The White House insists the new Air Force One is fitted with high-level security features. Trump's switch from the new, $400M Qatari-donated AF1 to the original presidential plane on his flight home from Turkey was a strategic "distraction," the White House claimed.
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The Qataris gifted the $400 million plane last year, and the military spent months retrofitting it to be able to carry the president.
according to CBS News — LatestThe White House insists the new Air Force One is fitted with high-level security features.
according to CBS News — LatestTrump's switch from the new, $400M Qatari-donated AF1 to the original presidential plane on his flight home from Turkey was a strategic "distraction," the White House claimed
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