Air Force One, Qatar and White House
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The exclusion marks the first time in modern history that no wire service reporters were included on an overseas presidential tour.
Security experts told BI that the work required to make a plane from Qatar ready to be Air Force One would be like building a new plane.
Trump left with a host of press aboard Air Force One, but for the first time in decades, no one from the Associated Press, Reuters, or Bloomberg was with him.
Donald Trump and JD Vance will both be in Palm Beach Thursday, but their planes will miss each other. How much does it cost to fly the Air Force One?
Donald Trump may soon receive a $400 million Boeing 747-8, dubbed a "flying palace," from Qatar, potentially circumventing constitutional restrictions on foreign gifts. Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi reportedly devised a plan involving the US Air Force temporarily owning the jet before transferring it to Trump's presidential library foundation.
A top official said Boeing is proposing to deliver its new version of Air Force One by 2027 to satisfy Trump's demand for the updated jet by the end of his second term.