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Trump takes first trip on Qatari-gifted Air Force One
CBS News • • nation
Key Points:
- President Trump made his first trip aboard the new Air Force One, a Boeing 747-8 luxury plane gifted by the Qatari government, replacing the previous 747-2 used for over 30 years.
- The $400 million plane, unveiled earlier this month, will serve until a new fleet of Boeing planes arrives in 2028.
- On his trip to North Dakota, Trump participated in events marking America's 250th anniversary and visited the Teddy Roosevelt Presidential Library.
- The president praised the plane's advanced security features and upgrades, emphasizing the low taxpayer cost due to it being a gift from Qatar.
- The Air Force prioritized operational readiness in the plane's upgrades, maintaining a minimally changed interior with features like conference tables, leather seats, and a spacious press cabin with lie-flat massage seats.
