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Trump expected to use Qatari jet for overseas travel next week: Sources

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Faulders, K. (2026, September 4). Trump expected to use Qatari jet for overseas travel next week: Sources. ABC News (US). https://abcnews.com/US/trump-expected-qatari-jet-overseas-travel-week-sources/story?id=136207219

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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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Story summary

President Donald Trump is set to visit Ireland next week, but his travel plans are being overshadowed by controversy over the use of a Qatari-gifted Boeing 747-8, known as Air Force One, which has raised security concerns. The plane was gifted to the US in 2025 and modified for presidential use after the original custom-built planes were delayed.

Trump will touch down at Dublin Airport on September 11, the day after the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and will then attend a ceremony to turn the sod on the new US Embassy complex in Ballsbridge. He is also expected to meet with President Catherine Connolly and Taoiseach Micheál Martin.

The $400 million aircraft has been criticized for its lack of security features compared to the heavily modified planes traditionally used as Air Force One, which have missile-defense systems built-in. Despite these concerns, Trump has said that the plane will be "maxed out" with additional security upgrades, a process that he claims will take about 60 days.

The decision to use the Qatari jet for international travel comes after Trump secretly switched planes in July while leaving a NATO summit in Turkey amid threats against him from Iran. The plane's first foreign trip since this incident is set to be its visit to Ireland next week, where it will face further scrutiny over its security capabilities.

In preparation for his visit, the Irish government has been making arrangements for Trump's travel and accommodations. He will fly to Co. Clare after meeting with most Cabinet members and hosting a press conference at the Phoenix Park. However, instead of staying in a designated accommodation provided by the state, Trump is determined to spend the night at the presidential suite in his family-owned hotel in Doonbeg, which hosts the Irish Open golf tournament next weekend.

The US Secret Service will oversee a massive security operation to ensure Trump's safety during his visit, including two helicopter gunships escorting Marine One from Dublin Airport to Arás an Uachtaráin.

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Narrative

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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Trump expected to use Qatari-gifted Air Force One for overseas travel next week: asserted

Trump → expect → travel

he → expect → Iran

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. asserted

he → expect → month

"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. uncertain

sources → have → matter

"We don't comment on specific upgrades or modifications to Air Force Once. asserted

We → comment → Once

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. asserted

that → maintain → posture

It is the greatest Presidential plane ever built," a senior administration official told ABC News. asserted

official → build → News

The president last flew on the jet last week. asserted

president → fly → jet

The news of his expected travel to Ireland on the jet was first reported by The Washington Post. asserted

news → expect → Post

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. asserted

sources → face → News

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. asserted

Post → fly → July

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. asserted

who → carry → One

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. asserted

plot → break → Service

I just follow what they'd like to do," Trump told reporters last month. asserted

Trump → follow → reporters