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Trump expected to use Qatari-gifted Air Force One for overseas travel next week: Sources
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Key Points:
- President Donald Trump is expected to travel to Ireland next week aboard the new Air Force One gifted to the U.S. by Qatar, marking his first foreign trip on the jet since July.
- In July, Trump secretly switched planes while leaving a NATO summit in Turkey due to threats from Iran, using a smaller Air Force C-32A military jet instead of the usual Air Force One.
- Trump previously mentioned that the new Air Force One would be "maxed out" with enhanced capabilities within about a month, but it is unclear if any security upgrades have been made since then.
- A senior administration official emphasized that Air Force One maintains a secure and reliable posture with ongoing capability evolutions, but declined to comment on specific modifications.
- The secretive July departure from Turkey involved a decoy Air Force One and was orchestrated by the Secret Service and military without the knowledge of the press or some White House officials.
