President Donald Trump is expected to travel to Ireland next week on a Qatari-gifted jet, marking his first foreign trip on the plane since switching from it in July. According to sources familiar with the matter, this will be the jet's first foreign trip since the switch, which was done amid threats against him from Iran. The process of upgrading the plane that Trump mentioned in July, saying it would take about a month, is unclear. A senior administration official said the military maintains a consistent posture to ensure the president's safety and security.
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President Donald Trump plans to fly to Ireland next week on a Boeing 747 donated by Qatar, despite concerns over its security and unfinished upgrades. The trip will mark Trump's first international journey on the Qatari jet since US officials secretly moved him to another plane while departing July's NATO summit in Turkey after intelligence indicated a potential Iranian threat. The $400 million aircraft, which was originally designed as a luxury plane for Qatar's royal family, lacks some of the security features installed on the heavily modified aircraft traditionally used as Air Force One. Trump has said that the plane will be sent for additional work and "maxed out" with additional security upgrades, but it is unclear when these upgrades will begin or how long they will take. A senior administration official told The Independent that the government maintains security measures to ensure the safety and reliability of the presidential aircraft, while declining to discuss specific upgrades or modifications. The decision comes as Trump ramps up his travel ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, with a scheduled trip to Texas next week to headline a Republican convention in Dallas.
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Trump expected to use Qatari-gifted Air Force One for overseas travel next week:
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President Donald Trump is expected to fly aboard the new Air Force One gifted to the U.S. by Qatar when he travels to Ireland next week, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News, marking his first foreign trip on the jet since he secretly switched planes in July while leaving a NATO summit in Turkey amid threats against him from Iran.
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The news of his expected overseas travel on the jet comes after Trump told reporters in July that the plane was going to be "maxed out" -- a process that would happen "in about a month or so" he said.
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"It 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," Trump said, adding the process would take about a month.
It's not clear whether the plane has received any type of security enhancement since Trump's comments or whether the "maxed out" work the president has suggested is still planned, sources familiar with the matter said.
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"We don't comment on specific upgrades or modifications to Air Force Once.
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We maintain a consistent posture that ensures a safe, secure, and reliable capability for the President of the United States and routinely evolve the capability as required to maintain that posture.
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It is the greatest Presidential plane ever built," a senior administration official told ABC News.
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The president last flew on the jet last week.
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The news of his expected travel to Ireland on the jet was first reported by The Washington Post.
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Faced with threats on his life from Iran, Trump in July participated in an elaborate plan to hide his flight from Turkey to the United Kingdom using a catering food truck and a military aircraft, sources told ABC News.
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Instead of flying on his old Air Force One or his new Qatari-gifted jet, Trump secretly boarded a smaller, Air Force C-32A military jet to leave the international summit in Ankara in early July, the Post reported.
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The secret mission was carried out without the knowledge of members of the press traveling with the president and even some White House officials who were still aboard the old Air Force One.
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After the news broke last month of Trump's secret flight out of Turkey, Trump told reporters that the plot to employ a passenger-filled "decoy" Air Force One was the work of the Secret Service and the military.
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I just follow what they'd like to do," Trump told reporters last month.
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