Trump Inaugurates New Presidential Plane Gifted by Qatar on Maiden Flight
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First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · 20 minutes ago
What happened
President Donald Trump took the first official flight on a new Boeing 747-8 presidential plane gifted by Qatar, heading to the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library dedication in North Dakota. The $400 million plane replaces the older Air Force One fleet temporarily and has undergone extensive security upgrades. The gift sparked debate over ethics and security, but the administration affirmed its compliance with U.S. standards.
- 01President Trump flew the new Boeing 747-8 presidential plane gifted by Qatar for the first time.
- 02The plane replaces the older Air Force One fleet temporarily and is valued at $400 million.
- 03It was previously used by Qatar's royal family and modified for U.S. presidential use.
- 04Trump praised the plane as possibly the best commercial aircraft ever built.
- 05The first flight was to the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library dedication in North Dakota.
- 06The gift sparked ethical and constitutional debates in the U.S., but the administration defended it.
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